A 110-ms pulsar, with negative period derivative, in the globular cluster M15

A. Wolszczan; S. R. Kulkarni; J. Middleditch; D. C. Backer; A. S. Fruchter; R. J. Dewey

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A 110-ms pulsar, with negative period derivative, in the globular cluster M15

A. Wolszczan, S. R. Kulkarni, J. Middleditch, D. C. Backer, A. S. Fruchter, R. J. Dewey

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We report the discovery of a 110-ms pulsar, PSR2127 + 11, in the globular cluster M15 (NGC7078)¹. The results of nine months of timing measurements place the new pulsar about 2″ from the centre of the cluster, and indicate that it is not a member of a close binary system. The measured negative value of the period derivative, P ≈ -2 × 10^-17 s s^-1, is probably the result of the pulsar being bodily accelerated in our direction by the gravitational field of the collapsed core of M15. This apparently overwhelms a positive contribution to Ṗ due to magnetic braking. Although PSR2127 + 11 has an unexpectedly long period, we argue that it belongs to the class of 'recycled' pulsars, which have been spun up by accretion in a binary system. The subsequent loss of the pulsar's companion is probably due to disruption of the system by close encounters with other stars^2,3.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	531-533
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	337
Issue number	6207
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/337531a0
State	Published - Jan 1 1989

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