AX J1910.7+0917 is the slowest X-ray pulsar, study finds

Monday, May 15, 2017 - 06:32 in Astronomy & Space

European astronomers have found that an X-ray pulsar designated AX J1910.7+0917 has the slowest spin period among other objects in this class. The research team, led by Lara Sidoli of the National Institute for Astrophysics and Space Physics (INAF) in Milan, Italy, presented the new findings in a paper published May 4 on arXiv.org.

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