Pulsar status (1967-2015) Pulsar : ~2500 (radio) + ~ 200 (X-ray) PSR in Binary : ~ 212, NS/WD/Planet MSP: ~261 , P<20ms , 40% in binary Magnetic Field: 10 8 G - 10 15 G; ~10 12 G Spin period: 1.4 ms,10s, =0.5s Bands: Radio, Optical, X-ray First MSP in 1982 (spin 670 Hz); Fastest MSP in 2006 (716 Hz) RXTE: 26 spins, Max=619 Hz, X-ray band; precisely measured 2 solar masses:
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