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Here we report the discovery of a pulsar with a 3 millisecond period in the core of the globular cluster M28. The existence of a millisecond pulsar in such a cluster, where there are frequent interactions between cluster stars, provides strong confirmation of the theory that the high rotation rate derives from accretion in a binary system. The pulsar is now isolated, having no binary companion.
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Lyne, A., Brinklow, A., Middleditch, J. et al. The discovery of a millisecond pulsar in the globular cluster M28. Nature 328, 399–401 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/328399a0
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