The Highly Relativistic Binary Pulsar PSR J0737-3039A: Discovery and Implications

M. Burgay, N. D'Amico, A. Possenti +10

PSR J0737-3039A is a millisecond pulsar with a spin period of 22.7 ms included in a double-neutron star system with an orbital period of 2.4 hrs. Its companion has also been detect…