Handbook of Pulsar AstronomyRadio pulsars are rapidly rotating highly magnetized neutron stars. This comprehensive book is a unique resource that brings together the key observational techniques, background information and a review of the latest results, including the recent discovery of a double pulsar system. Useful software tools are provided which can be used to analyse example data, made available on a related website. This work will be of great value not only to graduate students but also to researchers wishing to carry out and interpret a wide variety of radio pulsar observations. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The pulsar phenomenon | 7 |
3 | 25 |
Pulsars as physical tools | 32 |
6 | 50 |
2 | 56 |
4 | 66 |
6 | 73 |
Observing known pulsars | 165 |
53 | 192 |
Pulsar timing | 200 |
54 | 223 |
Beyond single radio dishes | 240 |
1 | 250 |
Radio astronomy fundamentals | 260 |
Useful resources | 275 |
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acceleration AfDISS amplitude analysis Backer bandwidth baseband beam binary pulsars binary system calibration Chapter coherent de-dispersion components computational Cordes correlation Damour derivative detected discussed dispersion measure effects Equation example filterbank flux density folding Fourier transform frequency channels function globular cluster gravitational harmonics integrated interstellar interstellar medium known Kramer line of sight Lyne magnetic field magnetosphere mass millisecond pulsars neutron star noise nulling observing frequency obtain off-pulse optical orbital period periastron PK parameters plasma polarisation proper motion pulsar observations pulsar search pulse period pulse phase pulse profile radiation radio emission radio pulsars relative relativistic result root mean square rotation samples scintillation Section semi-major axis sensitivity Shapiro delay shown in Figure signal single pulse sources spectra spectrum spin-down Stokes parameters Taylor techniques timescale tion values vector velocity width X-ray y-ray