NASA NTRS · 20040171632
Measurement of Gravitational Spin-Orbit Coupling in a Binary Pulsar System
Abstract
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 timescale consistent with the predictions of General Relativity.
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Stairs, I. H., Thorsett. S. E., Arzoumanian, Z.. 2004-01-01. Measurement of Gravitational Spin-Orbit Coupling in a Binary Pulsar System. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20040171632
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