Search for Sub-Millisecond Pulsars in 47 Tuc

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Chandra Proposal Id #06500496

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We propose an observation with the ability to detect multiple isolated sub-millisecond pulsars among the unidentified X-ray sources in 47 Tuc, with significant secondary science. Observations in the X-ray band overcome the limited time resolution of even the best radio observations, allowing for the first time the setting of a new ``speed record'' for pulsars at sub-ms periods, below the now 20-year-old record of P = 1.558 ms. The detection of sub-ms pulsars would rule out equations of state for dense matter, provide even better clocks for their many physics applications, and create a strong impetus for future improvement of observational techniques. The absence of sub-ms pulsars would provide compelling evidence for a spin period limit.

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