Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-11-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication on A&A. (Abridged abstract)
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20054385
Aims: The binary pulsar PSR J1811-1736 has been identified, since its discovery, as a member of a double neutron star system. Observations of such binary pulsars allow the measurement of general relativistic effects, which in turn lead to information about the orbiting objects and, in a few cases, to tests of theories of gravity. Methods: Regular timing observations have been carried out with three of the largest European radio telescopes involved in pulsar research. The prospects of continued observations were studied with simulated timing data. Pulse scattering times were measured using dedicated observations at 1.4 GHz and at 3.1 GHz, and the corresponding spectral index has also been determined. The possibility of detecting the yet unseen companion as a radio pulsar was also investigated. A study of the natal kick received by the younger neutron star at birth was performed. Results: We present an up to date and improved timing solution for the binary pulsar PSR J1811-1736. One post-Keplerian parameter, the relativistic periastron advance, is measured and leads to the determination of the total mass of this binary system. The pulse profile at 1.4 GHz is heavily broadened by interstellar scattering, limiting the timing precision achievable at this frequency and the measurability of other post-keplerian parameters. Interstellar scattering is unlikely to be the reason for the continued failure to detect radio pulsations from the companion of PSR J1811-1736. The probability distribution that we derive for the amplitude of the kick imparted on the companion neutron star at its birth indicates that the kick has been of low amplitude.
Corongiu Alessandro
D'Amico Nichi
Jessner Axel
Kramer Mallie Mae
Loehmer Oliver
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