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2015ApJ...809L..10R - Astrophys. J., 809, L10 (2015/August-2)

Keck spectroscopy of millisecond pulsar J2215+5135: a moderate-MNS, high-inclination binary.

ROMANI R.W., GRAHAM M.L., FILIPPENKO A.V. and KERR M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present Keck spectroscopic measurements of the millisecond pulsar binary J2215+5135. These data indicate a neutron-star (NS) mass, much less than previously estimated. The pulsar heats the companion face to K; the large heating efficiency may be mediated by the intrabinary shock dominating the X-ray light curve. At the best-fit inclination i = 88.°8, the pulsar should be eclipsed. We find weak evidence for such eclipses in the pulsed gamma-rays; an improved radio ephemeris allows use of up to five times more Fermi-Large Area Telescope gamma-ray photons for a definitive test of this picture. If confirmed, the gamma-ray eclipse provides a novel probe of the dense companion wind and the pulsar magnetosphere.

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Journal keyword(s): gamma rays: stars - pulsars: general

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