A 16 Millisecond X-ray Pulsar in the Crab-like Snr N157b: Fast times at 30 Doradus
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The supernova remnant N157B (30 Dor B, SNR 0539-69.1, NGC 2060), located in the Tarantula Nebula of the Large Magellanic Cloud, has long been considered a possible Crab-like remnant. This hypothesis has been confirmed, quite spectacularly, with the discovery of PSR J0537−6910, the remarkable 16 ms X-ray pulsar in N157B. PSR J0537−6910 is the most rapidly spinning pulsar found to be associated with a supernova remnant. Here we report our discovery and summarize the properties of this pulsar and its supernova remnant.
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