Highly circularly polarized and variable pulsar detected in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Published Date: 5/10/2022
Source: phys.org
An international team of astronomers reports the finding of a new pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) as part of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Variables and Slow Transients (VAST) survey. The newly detected pulsar, designated PSR J0523−7125, turns out to be a highly circularly polarized and variable radio source. The discovery was detailed in a paper published May 3 on arXiv.org.