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2001ApJ...549..516N - Astrophys. J., 549, 516-521 (2001/March-1)

On the mass and inclination of the PSR J2019+2425 binary system.

NICE D.J., SPLAVER E.M. and STAIRS I.H.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report on 9 years of timing observations of PSR J2019+2425, a millisecond pulsar in a wide 76.5 day orbit with a white dwarf. We measure a significant change over time of the projected semimajor axis of the orbit, x{dot}/x=1.3±0.2x10–15 s–1, where x≡(a1sini)/c. We attribute this to the proper motion of the binary. This constrains the inclination angle to i<72°, with a median likelihood value of 63°. A similar limit on the inclination angle arises from the lack of a detectable Shapiro delay signal. These limits on inclination angle, combined with a model of the evolution of the system, imply that the neutron star mass is at most 1.51 M☉; the median likelihood value is 1.33 M☉. In addition to these timing results, we present a polarization profile of this source. Fits of the linear polarization position angle to the rotating vector model indicate that the magnetic axis is close to alignment with the rotation axis, α<30°.

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Journal keyword(s): Stars: Binaries: General - Stars: Pulsars: Individual: Alphanumeric: PSR J2019+2425 - Stars: Neutron

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