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| Title |
A Massive Pulsar in a Compact Relativistic Binary
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| Published in |
Science, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.1233232 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John Antoniadis, Paulo C. C. Freire, Norbert Wex, Thomas M. Tauris, Ryan S. Lynch, Marten H. van Kerkwijk, Michael Kramer, Cees Bassa, Vik S. Dhillon, Thomas Driebe, Jason W. T. Hessels, Victoria M. Kaspi, Vladislav I. Kondratiev, Norbert Langer, Thomas R. Marsh, Maura A. McLaughlin, Timothy T. Pennucci, Scott M. Ransom, Ingrid H. Stairs, Joeri van Leeuwen, Joris P. W. Verbiest, David G. Whelan |
| Abstract |
Many physically motivated extensions to general relativity (GR) predict substantial deviations in the properties of spacetime surrounding massive neutron stars. We report the measurement of a 2.01 ± 0.04 solar mass (M⊙) pulsar in a 2.46-hour orbit with a 0.172 ± 0.003 M⊙ white dwarf. The high pulsar mass and the compact orbit make this system a sensitive laboratory of a previously untested strong-field gravity regime. Thus far, the observed orbital decay agrees with GR, supporting its validity even for the extreme conditions present in the system. The resulting constraints on deviations support the use of GR-based templates for ground-based gravitational wave detectors. Additionally, the system strengthens recent constraints on the properties of dense matter and provides insight to binary stellar astrophysics and pulsar recycling. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 53 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 11% |
| Italy | 3 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 6% |
| Brazil | 2 | 4% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2% |
| Haiti | 1 | 2% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 30 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 39 | 74% |
| Scientists | 13 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 239 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| China | 2 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 2% |
| Unknown | 211 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 59 | 25% |
| Researcher | 54 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 7% |
| Professor | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 35 | 15% |
| Unknown | 30 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy | 180 | 75% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 3% |
| Engineering | 5 | 2% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 1% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 11 | 5% |
| Unknown | 29 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 212. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 March 2023.
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#186,380
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#5,444
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#1,141
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#47
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