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The Thousand-Pulsar-Array programme on MeerKAT IV: Polarisation properties of young, energetic pulsars

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2021-10-14 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

We present observations of 35 high spin-down energy radio pulsars using the MeerKAT telescope. Polarisation profiles and associated parameters are also presented. We derive the geometry for a selection of pulsars which show interpulse emission. We point out that, in several cases, these radio pulsars should also be seen in γ\gamma-rays but that improved radio timing is required to aid the high-energy detection. We discuss the relationship between the width of the radio profile and its high-energy detectability. Finally, we reflect on the correlation between the spin-down energy and the radio polarisation fraction and the implications this may have for γ\gamma-ray emission.

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@article{arxiv.2009.05797,
  title  = {The Thousand-Pulsar-Array programme on MeerKAT IV: Polarisation properties of young, energetic pulsars},
  author = {M. Serylak and S. Johnston and M. Kramer and S. Buchner and A. Karastergiou and M. J. Keith and A. Parthasarathy and P. Weltevrede and M. Bailes and E. D. Barr and F. Camilo and M. Geyer and B. V. Hugo and A. Jameson and D. J. Reardon and R. M. Shannon and R. Spiewak and W. van Straten and V. Venkatraman Krishnan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.05797},
  year   = {2021}
}

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11 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication by the MNRAS