New black widows and redbacks in the galactic field

Mallory S.E. Roberts

doi:10.1063/1.3615095

New black widows and redbacks in the galactic field

Mallory S.E. Roberts

Physics

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There has recently been a large increase in the number of known eclipsing radio millisecond pulsars in the Galactic field, many of which are associated with Fermi γ-ray sources. All are in tight binaries (P_b< 24hr) many of which are classical "black widows" with very low mass companions (M_c<<0.1M_⊙) but some are "redbacks" with probably non-degenerate low mass companions (M _c∼0.2M_⊙). I review the new discoveries, briefly discuss the distance uncertainties and the implications for high-energy emission.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Radio Pulsars
Subtitle of host publication	An Astrophysical Key to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Pages	127-130
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3615095
State	Published - 2011
Event	Radio Pulsars: An Astrophysical Key to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe - Chia (Sardinia), Italy Duration: Oct 10 2010 → Oct 15 2010

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1357
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Other	Radio Pulsars: An Astrophysical Key to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Chia (Sardinia)
Period	10/10/10 → 10/15/10

Keywords

Fermi
GBT
accretion
binary
black widow
eclipsing
millisecond pulsar
redback

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General Physics and Astronomy

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