A Light Redback Companion of PSR J1622–0315 and Irradiation Power in Spider Systems

We report optical observations of the millisecond pulsar binary system PSR J1622–0315 with the Lulin 1 m telescope in Taiwan and the Lijiang 2.4 m telescope in China between 2019 and 2021. The companion of the pulsar, which is of V ∼ 19 mag, showed ellipsoidal-distorted orbital variations in its lig...

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Main Authors: Y. X. Jane Yap, Albert K. H. Kong, Kwan-Lok Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acea82