Keck spectroscopy of millisecond pulsar J2215+5135: a moderate-M
Abstract
We present Keck spectroscopic measurements of the millisecond pulsar binary J2215+5135. These data indicate a neutron-star (NS) mass $${M}_{\mathrm{NS}}=1.6\;{M}_{\odot }$$, much less than previously estimated. The pulsar heats the companion face to $${T}_{D}\approx 9000$$ 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 $$^o\atop{.}$$ 8, the pulsar should be eclipsed. Here, 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.
- Authors:
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- Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Astronomy
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Astronomy
- CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Epping, NSW (Australia)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1354923
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; AST-1211916; NNX11AO44G
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online); Journal Volume: 809; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-8213
- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; gamma rays; stars; pulsars
Citation Formats
Romani, Roger W., Graham, Melissa L., Filippenko, Alexei V., and Kerr, Matthew. Keck spectroscopy of millisecond pulsar J2215+5135: a moderate-M. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/809/1/L10.
Romani, Roger W., Graham, Melissa L., Filippenko, Alexei V., & Kerr, Matthew. Keck spectroscopy of millisecond pulsar J2215+5135: a moderate-M. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/809/1/L10
Romani, Roger W., Graham, Melissa L., Filippenko, Alexei V., and Kerr, Matthew. Fri .
"Keck spectroscopy of millisecond pulsar J2215+5135: a moderate-M". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/809/1/L10. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1354923.
@article{osti_1354923,
title = {Keck spectroscopy of millisecond pulsar J2215+5135: a moderate-M},
author = {Romani, Roger W. and Graham, Melissa L. and Filippenko, Alexei V. and Kerr, Matthew},
abstractNote = {We present Keck spectroscopic measurements of the millisecond pulsar binary J2215+5135. These data indicate a neutron-star (NS) mass ${M}_{\mathrm{NS}}=1.6\;{M}_{\odot }$, much less than previously estimated. The pulsar heats the companion face to ${T}_{D}\approx 9000$ 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 $^o\atop{.}$ 8, the pulsar should be eclipsed. Here, 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.},
doi = {10.1088/2041-8205/809/1/L10},
journal = {The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online)},
number = 1,
volume = 809,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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