Measurement of gravitational spin-orbit coupling in a binary-pulsar system.
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In relativistic gravity, a spinning pulsar will precess as it orbits a compact companion star. We have measured the effect of such precession on the average shape and polarization of the radiation from PSR B1534+12. We have also detected, with limited precision, special-relativistic aberration of the revolving pulsar beam due to orbital motion. Our observations fix the system geometry, including the misalignment between the spin and orbital angular momenta, and yield a measurement of the precession time scale consistent with the predictions of general relativity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 93 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004