Kramer, M.M.KramerLorimer, D. R.D. R.LorimerLyne, A. G.A. G.LyneMcLaughlin, M.M.McLaughlinBURGAY, MARTAMARTABURGAYD'Amico, NicolòNicolòD'AmicoPOSSENTI, ANDREAANDREAPOSSENTICamilo, F.F.CamiloFreire, P. C. C.P. C. C.FreireJoshi, B. C.B. C.JoshiManchester, R. N.R. N.ManchesterReynolds, J.J.ReynoldsSarkissian Australia Telescope National Facility, J.J.Sarkissian Australia Telescope National FacilityCsiroStairs, Australia I. H.Australia I. H.StairsFerdman, R. D.R. D.Ferdman2024-03-142024-03-142005http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/34964This first ever double pulsar system consists of two pulsars orbiting the common center of mass in a slightly eccentric orbit of only 2.4-hr duration. The pair of pulsars with pulse periods of 22 ms and 2.8 sec, respectively, confirms the long-proposed recycling theory for millisecond pulsars and provides an exciting opportunity to study the works of pulsar magnetospheres by a very fortunate geometrical alignment of the orbit relative to our line-of-sight. In particular, this binary system represents a truly unique laboratory for relativistic gravitational physics. This contribution serves as an update on the currently obtained results and their consequences for the test of general relativity in the strong-field regime. A complete and more up-to-date report of the timing results will be presented elsewhere shortly.ELETTRONICOenConference paper10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0503386https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/05033862005tsra.conf..142KERC sectors::Physical Sciences and Engineering::PE9 Universe sciences: astro-physics/chemistry/biology; solar systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, planetary systems, cosmology, space science, instrumentation