On the Number of Confirmed Pulsar Planets: The Rule of Six

Since the first definitive exoplanet detection, the three planets around millisecond radio pulsar PSR B1257+12, few more pulsar planets (PPs) have been reported. The peer-reviewed literature is ambiguous about the identity of confirmed PPs, with the number 6 appearing repeatedly, although it is gene...

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Main Authors: Silas G. T. Laycock, Dimitris M. Christodoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb1a8
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