Binary Millisecond Pulsar Discovery via Gamma-Ray Pulsations
H. J. Pletsch
,
L. Guillemot
,
H. Fehrmann
,
B. Allen
,
M. Kramer
,
C. Aulbert
,
Markus Ackermann
,
Marco Ajello
,
A. de Angelis
,
W. B. Atwood
,
Luca Baldini
,
J. Ballet11
,
Guido Barbiellini
,
D. Bastieri
,
K. Bechtol
,
R. Bellazzini
,
A. W. Borgland
,
E. Bottacini
,
T. J. Brandt
(1)
,
J. Bregeon
,
M. Brigida
,
R. Buehler
,
S. Buson
,
G. A. Caliandro
,
R. A. Cameron
,
P. A. Caraveo
,
J. M. Casandjian
(2)
,
C. Cecchi
,
Ö. Çelik
,
E. Charles
(3)
,
R. C. G. Chaves
,
C. C. Cheung
,
J. Chiang
,
S. Ciprini
,
R. Claus
,
J. Cohen-Tanugi
(4)
,
J. Conrad
,
S. Cutini
,
F. d'Ammando
,
C. D. Dermer
,
S. W. Digel
,
P. S. Drell
,
A. Drlica-Wagner
,
R. Dubois
,
D. Dumora
(5)
,
C. Favuzzi
,
E. C. Ferrara
,
A. Franckowiak
,
Y. Fukazawa
,
P. Fusco
,
F. Gardano
,
N. Gehrels
,
S. Germani
,
N. Giglietto
,
F. Giordano
,
M. Giroletti
,
G. Godfrey
,
I. A. Grenier
(2)
,
M.-H. Grondin
,
J. E. Grove
,
S. Guiriec
,
D. Hadasch
,
Y. Hanabata
,
A. K. Harding
,
P. R. den Hartog
,
M. Hayashida
,
E. Hays
,
A. B. Hill7
,
X. Hou
(5)
,
R. E. Hughes
,
G. Jóhannesson
,
M. S. Jackson
,
T. Jogler
,
A. S. Johnson
,
W. N. Johnson
,
J. Kataoka
,
M. Kerr
,
Jürgen Knödlseder
(1)
,
M. Kuss
,
J. Lande
(1)
,
S. Larsson
,
L. Latronico
,
M. Lemoine-Goumard
(5)
,
F. Longo
,
F. Loparco
,
M. N. Lovellette
,
P. Lubrano
,
F. Massaro
,
M. Mayer
,
M. N. Mazziotta
,
J. E. Mcenery
,
J. Mehault
(4)
,
P. F. Michelson
,
W. Mitthumsiri
,
T. Mizuno
,
M. E. Monzani
,
A. Morselli
,
I. V. Moskalenko
,
S. Murgia
,
T. Nakamori
,
R. Nemmen
,
E. Nuss
(4)
,
M. Ohno
,
T. Ohsugi
,
N. Omodei
,
M. Orienti
,
E. Orlando
,
F. de Palma
,
D. Paneque
,
J. S. Perkins
,
F. Piron
(4)
,
G. Pivato
,
T.A. Porter
,
S. Rainò
,
R. Rando
,
P. S. Ray
,
M. Razzano
,
A. Reimer
,
O. Reimer
,
T. Reposeur
(5)
,
S. Ritz
,
R. W. Romani
,
C. Romoli
,
D.A. Sanchez
,
P. M. Saz Parkinson
,
A. Schulz
,
C. Sgrò1
,
E. Do Couto E Silva
,
E. J. Siskind
,
David Stanley Smith
(5)
,
G. Spandre
,
P. Spinelli
,
D. J. Suson
,
H. Takahashi
,
T. Tanaka
,
J. B. Thayer
,
J. G. Thayer
,
D. J. Thompson
,
L. Tibaldo
,
M. Tinivella
,
E. Troja
,
T. L. Usher
,
J. Vandenbroucke
,
V. Vasileiou
(4)
,
G. Vianello
,
V. Vitale
,
A. P. Waite
,
B. L. Winer
,
K. S. Wood
,
M. Wood
,
Z. Yang
,
S. Zimmer
H. J. Pletsch
- Function : Author
L. Guillemot
- Function : Author
H. Fehrmann
- Function : Author
B. Allen
- Function : Author
M. Kramer
- Function : Author
C. Aulbert
- Function : Author
Markus Ackermann
- Function : Author
Marco Ajello
- Function : Author
A. de Angelis
- Function : Author
W. B. Atwood
- Function : Author
Luca Baldini
- Function : Author
J. Ballet11
- Function : Author
Guido Barbiellini
- Function : Author
D. Bastieri
- Function : Author
K. Bechtol
- Function : Author
R. Bellazzini
- Function : Author
A. W. Borgland
- Function : Author
E. Bottacini
- Function : Author
J. Bregeon
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M. Brigida
- Function : Author
R. Buehler
- Function : Author
S. Buson
- Function : Author
G. A. Caliandro
- Function : Author
R. A. Cameron
- Function : Author
P. A. Caraveo
- Function : Author
C. Cecchi
- Function : Author
Ö. Çelik
- Function : Author
R. C. G. Chaves
- Function : Author
C. C. Cheung
- Function : Author
J. Chiang
- Function : Author
S. Ciprini
- Function : Author
R. Claus
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J. Cohen-Tanugi
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J. Conrad
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S. Cutini
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F. d'Ammando
- Function : Author
C. D. Dermer
- Function : Author
S. W. Digel
- Function : Author
P. S. Drell
- Function : Author
A. Drlica-Wagner
- Function : Author
R. Dubois
- Function : Author
C. Favuzzi
- Function : Author
E. C. Ferrara
- Function : Author
A. Franckowiak
- Function : Author
Y. Fukazawa
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P. Fusco
- Function : Author
F. Gardano
- Function : Author
N. Gehrels
- Function : Author
S. Germani
- Function : Author
N. Giglietto
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F. Giordano
- Function : Author
M. Giroletti
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G. Godfrey
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M.-H. Grondin
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J. E. Grove
- Function : Author
S. Guiriec
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D. Hadasch
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Y. Hanabata
- Function : Author
A. K. Harding
- Function : Author
P. R. den Hartog
- Function : Author
M. Hayashida
- Function : Author
E. Hays
- Function : Author
A. B. Hill7
- Function : Author
R. E. Hughes
- Function : Author
G. Jóhannesson
- Function : Author
M. S. Jackson
- Function : Author
T. Jogler
- Function : Author
A. S. Johnson
- Function : Author
W. N. Johnson
- Function : Author
J. Kataoka
- Function : Author
M. Kerr
- Function : Author
Jürgen Knödlseder
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M. Kuss
- Function : Author
S. Larsson
- Function : Author
L. Latronico
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M. Lemoine-Goumard
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F. Longo
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F. Loparco
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M. N. Lovellette
- Function : Author
P. Lubrano
- Function : Author
F. Massaro
- Function : Author
M. Mayer
- Function : Author
M. N. Mazziotta
- Function : Author
J. E. Mcenery
- Function : Author
P. F. Michelson
- Function : Author
W. Mitthumsiri
- Function : Author
T. Mizuno
- Function : Author
M. E. Monzani
- Function : Author
A. Morselli
- Function : Author
I. V. Moskalenko
- Function : Author
S. Murgia
- Function : Author
T. Nakamori
- Function : Author
- PersonId : 760584
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R. Nemmen
- Function : Author
M. Ohno
- Function : Author
T. Ohsugi
- Function : Author
N. Omodei
- Function : Author
M. Orienti
- Function : Author
E. Orlando
- Function : Author
F. de Palma
- Function : Author
D. Paneque
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J. S. Perkins
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F. Piron
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G. Pivato
- Function : Author
T.A. Porter
- Function : Author
S. Rainò
- Function : Author
R. Rando
- Function : Author
P. S. Ray
- Function : Author
M. Razzano
- Function : Author
A. Reimer
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O. Reimer
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T. Reposeur
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S. Ritz
- Function : Author
R. W. Romani
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C. Romoli
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D.A. Sanchez
- Function : Author
P. M. Saz Parkinson
- Function : Author
A. Schulz
- Function : Author
C. Sgrò1
- Function : Author
E. Do Couto E Silva
- Function : Author
E. J. Siskind
- Function : Author
G. Spandre
- Function : Author
P. Spinelli
- Function : Author
D. J. Suson
- Function : Author
H. Takahashi
- Function : Author
T. Tanaka
- Function : Author
- PersonId : 756461
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J. B. Thayer
- Function : Author
J. G. Thayer
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D. J. Thompson
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L. Tibaldo
- Function : Author
M. Tinivella
- Function : Author
E. Troja
- Function : Author
T. L. Usher
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J. Vandenbroucke
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G. Vianello
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V. Vitale
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A. P. Waite
- Function : Author
B. L. Winer
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K. S. Wood
- Function : Author
M. Wood
- Function : Author
Z. Yang
- Function : Author
S. Zimmer
- Function : Author
Abstract
Millisecond pulsars, old neutron stars spun up by accreting matter from a companion star, can reach high rotation rates of hundreds of revolutions per second. Until now, all such "recycled" rotation-powered pulsars have been detected by their spin-modulated radio emission. In a computing-intensive blind search of gamma-ray data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope (with partial constraints from optical data), we detected a 2.5-millisecond pulsar, PSR J1311−3430. This unambiguously explains a formerly unidentified gamma-ray source that had been a decade-long enigma, confirming previous conjectures. The pulsar is in a circular orbit with an orbital period of only 93 minutes, the shortest of any spin-powered pulsar binary ever found.