A Survey of New Fermi Millisecond Pulsar Binaries
Abstract
Millisecond pulsar spiders are binary systems in which the wind of a millisecond pulsar ablates a non-degenerate, Hydrogen-rich companion. As part of an ongoing multiwavelength survey of unidentified Fermi-LAT gamma-ray sources, we have identified 7 new candidate millisecond pulsars that have been carefully selected based on their measured gamma-ray properties and a current lack of deep X-ray observations. Here we request Chandra/ACIS observations of these candidates. Our goals are to search for X-ray counterparts to the gamma-ray sources, helping to confirm their associations with optical variable stars, measure the X-ray fluxes and spectra, and to search for variability that can reveal the origin of the high-energy emission.
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Chandra Proposal
- Pub Date:
- September 2022
- Bibcode:
- 2022cxo..prop.6291S
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- Chandra Proposal ID #24400153