Optical observations of the binary pulsar system PSR B1718-19: Implications for tidal circularization

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 529, Issue 1 PART 1, 2000, Pages 428-434

  Van Kerkwijk, M H ^a,b   Kaspi, V M ^c   Klemola, A R ^d   Kulkarni, S R ^e   Lyne, A G ^f   Van Buren, D ^g  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaries: eclipsing; Pulsars: individual (PSR B1718 19); Stars: evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034687973     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/308240     Document Type: Article

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