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Rapid photometry of supernova 1987A: a 2.14 ms pulsar?

Kristian, Jerome A.; Danks, Anthony C.; Kunkel, William E. +9 more

We have monitored Supernova 1987A in optical/near-infrared bands using various high-speed photometers from a few weeks following its birth until early 1996 in order to search for a pulsar remnant. While we have found no clear evidence of any pulsar of constant intensity and stable timing, we have found emission with a complex period modulation nea…