GBT14B-036

Deep Radio Pulse Search in Six Accreting Millisecond Pulsars

Abstract

We request 20hrs of GBT+GUPPI time to do a comprehensive survey of six accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars in order to see whether they turn on as radio pulsars in their quiescent state. The recent discovery of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar / millisecond radio pulsar IGR J18245-2452 as well as the "missing link" pulsar PSR J1023+0038 proposes the tantalizing possibility that we will see some more of these systems switch back and forth between X-ray binary/accreting pulsar and radio pulsar states. Characterizing this behavior is vital for understanding the pulsar recycling process

Investigators

Name	Institution
Jason Hessels	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy; Amsterdam, Universiteit van
Alessandro Patruno *	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy; Leiden, University of
Mallory Roberts	Eureka Scientific, Inc.

* indicates the PI