Polarimetric Evidence of the First White Dwarf Pulsar: The Binary System AR Scorpii

The binary star AR Scorpii was recently discovered to exhibit high amplitude coherent variability across the electromagnetic spectrum (ultraviolet to radio) at two closely spaced ∼2 min periods, attributed to the spin period of a white dwarf and the beat period. There is strong evidence (low X-ray l...

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Main Authors: David A.H. Buckley, Stephen B. Potter, Pieter J. Meintjes, Tom R. Marsh, Boris T. Gänsicke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Galaxies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/6/1/14