Average Radio Spectra of Pulsars |
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amplifier analog record Ap.J Arecibo Arecibo Observatory assumed Average Flux Densities Average radio spectrum bandwidth baseline brightness temperature broadening bunch calculated calibration signal cause coherence Comella correction correlation Crab Nebula Craft Daily Average Flux digital converters digital units dispersion measure Downes and Reichley effect electron energy equation error experimental feed antennas filter Finally flux density flux units fractional uncertainty function given H.D. Jr Hewish intensity interstellar medium line feed Lorentz factor low frequency cutoffs luminosity magnetic field maser MHz data Nature neutron star noise source optical output parameters parsecs particles pointing polarization possible private communication pulsar observations pulsar pulses pulse shape Radhakrishnan radiation Rankin RC time constant Rickett right ascension rotation sampling scintillation shown in Figure signal-to-noise ratio spectral index square standard source data standard source observations synchrotron self absorption telescope thermal absorption tion variations velocity-of-light circle width zenith angle zenith angle gain