Binary and Millisecond Pulsars

We review the main properties, demographics and applications of binary and millisecond radio pulsars. Our knowledge of these exciting objects has greatly increased in recent years, mainly due to successful surveys which have brought the known pulsar population to over 1800. There are now 83 binary a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lorimer Duncan R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2008-11-01
Series:Living Reviews in Relativity
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Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2008-8