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    PR # 31070                                                                   
     With its spin period of 1.877 ms, PSR J0034-0534 is the third fastest       
      pulsar known. Its orbital period is also relatively short at 1.6 day       
     s. The magnetic field is the smallest magnetic field strength 1.1*10*       
     *8 G yet recorded for any pulsar. These properties are similar with t       
     he binary millisecond pulsar PSR 1957+20, in which the detected X-ray       
      emission is presumed to come from the ablation of the companion by a       
      wind from the pulsar. In the binary millisecond pulsar PSR J0034-053       
     4, the X-ray emission is also expected from the shocks of the pulsar        
     wind at the companion. Main object is to detect the X-ray emission an       
     d confirm the albation of the low-mass companion.                           
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
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