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The Double Pulsar System J0737-3039 .

M. Burgay, N. D’Amico, Andrea Possenti, R. N. Manchester, A. G. Lyne, M. Krämer, M. A. McLaughlin, D. R. Lorimer, F. Camilo, I. H. Stairs, P. C. C. Freire, B. C. Joshi

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The double pulsar system J0737−3039A/B is one of the most intriguing pulsar discoveries of the last decade. This binary system, with an orbital period of only 2.4-hr, provides a truly unique laboratory for relativistic gravity. Its discovery enhances of about an order of magnitude the estimate of the merger rate of double neutron stars systems, opening new possibilities for the current generation of gravitational wave detectors. The high orbital inclination, moreover, offers the opportunity to use the radio beams from one pulsar as a probe for studying the magnetosphere of the other. In this contribution we summarize the present results and look at the prospects of future observations.

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The double pulsar system J0737−3039A/B is one of the most intriguing pulsar discoveries of the last decade. This binary system, with an orbital period of only 2.4-hr, provides a truly unique laboratory for relativistic gravity. Its discovery enhances of about an order of magnitude the estimate of the merger rate of double neutron stars systems, opening new possibilities for the current generation of gravitational wave detectors. The high orbital inclination, moreover, offers the opportunity to use the radio beams from one pulsar as a probe for studying the magnetosphere of the other. In this contribution we summarize the present results and look at the prospects of future observations.

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The double pulsar system J0737−3039A/B is one of the most intriguing pulsar discoveries of the last decade. This binary system, with an orbital period of only 2.4-hr, provides a truly unique laboratory for relativistic gravity. Its discovery enhances of about an order of magnitude the estimate of the merger rate of double neutron stars systems, opening new possibilities for the current generation of gravitational wave detectors. The high orbital inclination, moreover, offers the opportunity to use the radio beams from one pulsar as a probe for studying the magnetosphere of the other. In this contribution we summarize the present results and look at the prospects of future observations.

Key concepts: Pulsar, Neutron star, Physics, Binary pulsar, Magnetosphere, Gravitational wave, Millisecond pulsar, Astronomy

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