PSR J1023+0038: Tracing the Accretion History of a ``Missing Link'

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Sep 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009cxo..prop.2809l&link_type=abstract

Chandra proposal ID #11400764

Physics

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We propose to observe the recently discovered binary millisecond radio pulsar in the field of the Galaxy, PSR J1023+0038, that appears to be a long sought-after "missing-link" between low-mass X-ray binaries and radio millisecond pulsars. This binary, which has shown evidence for recent accretion, can serve as a unique laboratory for studies of the poorly understood transition mechanism of millisecond pulsars from accretion to rotation power. Resolving the spatial structure of any pulsar wind-driven nebular X-ray emission could reveal information regarding past accretion episodes in this system. Studying the non-thermal X-ray emission from within the binary may offer evidence for any remnant of an accretion disc interacting with the pulsar wind.

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