Stroboscopic optical observations of the Crab pulsar
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Photometric data of the Crab pulsar, obtained in stroboscopic mode over a period of more than eight years, are presented here. The applied Fourier analysis reveals a faint 60 second modulation of the pulsar's signal, which we interpret as a free precession of the pulsar.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0301328,
title = {Stroboscopic optical observations of the Crab pulsar},
author = {Simon Vidrih and Andrej Cadez and Mirjam Galicic and Alberto Carraminana},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0301328},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 3 figures. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Astrophysics Research and on the Dialogue between Science and Religion, Vatican Observatory, 2002, eds. C. Impey and C. Petry, published by University of Notre Dame Press