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MSP binaries as astrophysical laboratories

dc.contributor.authorWadiasingh, Zorawar
dc.contributor.authorVenter, Christo
dc.contributor.authorBöttcher, Markus
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Alice K.
dc.contributor.authorBaring, Matthew G.
dc.contributor.researchID12006653 - Venter, Christo
dc.contributor.researchID26594080 - Wadiasingh, Zorawar
dc.contributor.researchID24420530 - Böttcher, Markus
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T07:16:45Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T07:16:45Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractFollow-up of unidentified Fermi sources has expanded the number of known galactic-field “black widow” and “redback” millisecond pulsar binaries from four to nearly 30. Several systems observed by Chandra, XMM-Newton, Suzaku, and NuSTAR exhibit double-peaked X-ray orbital modulation. This is attributed to synchrotron emission from electrons accelerated in an intrabinary shock and Doppler boosting by mildly relativistic bulk flow. We briefly discuss the rich complexity of these systems, their astrophysical utility, and open questionsen_US
dc.identifier.citationWadiasingh, Z. et al. 2018. MSP binaries as astrophysical laboratories. (In Weltevrede, P., Perera, B.B.P., Preston, L.L. & Sanidas, S., eds. Pulsar astrophysics the next fifty years. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 13 (Symposium 337):420-421. [https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131700905X]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1743-9213
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/32137
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131700905X
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Pressen_US
dc.subjectRadiation mechanisms: nonthermalen_US
dc.subjectPulsars: generalen_US
dc.subjectX-rays: binariesen_US
dc.subjectShock wavesen_US
dc.subjectAcceleration of particlesen_US
dc.titleMSP binaries as astrophysical laboratoriesen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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