Evidence of an asteroid encountering a pulsar

Debris disks and asteroid belts are expected to form around young pulsars due to fallback material from their original supernova explosions. Disk material may migrate inward and interact with a pulsar's magnetosphere, causing changes in torque and emission. Long-term monitoring of PSR J0738-404...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brook, P., Karastergiou, A., Buchner, S., Roberts, S., Keith, M., Johnston, S., Shannon, Ryan
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43601