Kavli Affiliate: Kiyoshi W. Masui | First 5 Authors: Alexander Saffer, Emmanuel Fonseca, Scott Ransom, Ingrid Stairs, Ryan Lynch | Summary: The binary pulsar J0348+0432 was previously shown to have a mass of approximately 2,${rm M_odot}$, based on the combination of radial-velocity and model-dependent mass parameters derived from high-resolution optical spectroscopy of its white-dwarf companion. […]
Continue.. A Lower Mass Estimate for PSR J0348+0432 Based on CHIME/Pulsar Precision Timing