Mar 2011
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PLANETARY SYSTEMS BEYOND THE MAIN SEQUENCE: Proceedings of the International Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 133
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Extrasolar Planets, Pulsars, Neutron Stars, Interstellar Matter, Substellar Companions, Planets, Pulsars, Neutron Stars, Interstellar Dust Grains, Diffuse Emission, Infrared Cirrus
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In 1992 the first extrasolar planets were discovered. But unlike expected, these planets were not located around normal stars. The central object of the system that is now known to consist of (at least) three planets, is a radio pulsar. This discovery was possible due to the unique precision of pulsar timing which allows us to detect even asteroid-sized bodies around pulsars. If sensitivity is not a problem, where are the other systems? Only one further pulsar planetary system is known, raising the question about the formation processes of pulsar planets and their conditions. In the future, we can expect to perform a `complete' census of pulsar planets in the Galaxy, promising to answer the open questions once and for all.
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