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The Very Young Radio Pulsar J1357-6429

The Very Young Radio Pulsar J1357-6429

We report the discovery of a radio pulsar with a characteristic age of 7300 yr, making it one of the 10 apparently youngest Galactic pulsars known. PSR J1357-6429, with a spin period of P = 166 ms and spin-down luminosity of 3.1 × 1036 ergs s-1, was detected during the …