A braking index for PSR 0540-69

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Abstract

Optical pulse timing observations of the young pulsar PSR 0540-69 in the Large Magellanic Cloud using the 4 m Anglo-Australian Telescope over a 2 year interval have yielded accurate period parameters for the pulsar. The derived value of the braking index is 2.01 +/- 0.02, much less than the magnetic-dipole value of 3.0.

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Particle accelerators and beam dynamics

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Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: The Astrophysical Journal

Volume 342, pp. L23-L23

DOI: 10.1086/185475

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