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Volume 644, number 2: Measurement of Orbital Decay in the Double Neutron Star Binary PSR B2127+11C

16th Jun 2006, 13:52 GMT

We report the direct measurement of orbital period decay in the double neutron star pulsar system PSR B2127+11C in the globular cluster M15 at the rate of [FORMULA], consistent with the prediction of general relativity at the ∼3% level. We find the pulsar mass to be [FORMULA] and the companion mass [FORMULA]. We also report long-term pulse timing results for the pulsars PSR B2127+11A and PSR B2127+11B, including confirmation of the cluster proper motion.

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