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We describe the X-ray pulse profile models we use, and how we use them, to analyze Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) observations of rotation-powered millisecond pulsars to obtain information about the mass-radius relation…

The relativistic double neutron star binary PSR J0737-3039 shows clear evidence of orbital phase-dependent wind-companion interaction, both in radio and X-rays. In this paper we present the results of timing analysis of PSR J0737-3039…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-22 M. N. Iacolina , A. Pellizzoni , E. Egron , A. Possenti , R. Breton , M. Lyutikov , M. Kramer , M. Burgay , S. E. Motta , A. De Luca , A. Tiengo

By quantitatively fitting simple emission line profile models that include both atomic opacity and porosity to the Chandra X-ray spectrum of $\zeta$ Pup, we are able to explore the trade-offs between reduced mass-loss rates and wind…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-10 David H. Cohen , Maurice A. Leutenegger , Richard H. D. Townsend

We report on a high-precision timing analysis and an astrophysical study of the binary millisecond pulsar, PSR J1909$-$3744, motivated by the accumulation of data with well improved quality over the past decade. Using 15 years of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-23 K. Liu , L. Guillemot , A. G. Istrate , L. Shao , T. M. Tauris , N. Wex , J. Antoniadis , A. Chalumeau , I. Cognard , G. Desvignes , P. C. C. Freire , M. S. Kehl , G. Theureau

Astronomers often deal with data where the covariates and the dependent variable are measured with heteroscedastic non-Gaussian error. For instance, while TESS and Kepler datasets provide a wealth of information, addressing the challenges…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-17 Naomi Giertych , Jonathan P Williams , Sujit Ghosh

We benchmark the reliability of the Rotation Measure (RM) synthesis algorithm using the 1005 Centaurus A field sources of Feain et al. (2009). The RM synthesis solutions are compared with estimates of the polarization parameters using…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 J. -P. Macquart , R. D. Ekers , I. Feain , M. Johnston-Hollitt

Decades of in-situ solar wind measurements have clearly established the variation of solar wind physical parameters. These variable parameters have been used to classify the solar wind magnetized plasma into different types leading to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-17 Tom Narock , Sanchita Pal , Aryana Arsham , Ayris Narock , Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla

Gravitational waves (GWs) influence the arrival times of radio signals coming from pulsars. Here, we investigate the harmonic space approach to describing a pulsar's response to GWs. We derive and discuss the "diagonalized form" of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-06 Bruce Allen

The stable rotation of young pulsars is often interrupted by two non-deterministic phenomena: glitches and red timing noise. Timing noise provides insights into plasma and nuclear physics under extreme conditions. The framework leverages…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-04 Yirong Wen , Jingbo Wang , Wenming Yan , Jianping Yuan , Na Wang , Yong Xia , Jing Zou

The transition from conventional methods of energy production to renewable energy production necessitates better prediction models of the upcoming supply of renewable energy. In wind power production, error in forecasting production is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Alagappan Swaminathan , Venkatakrishnan Sutharsan , Tamilselvi Selvaraj

Pulsar timing array (PTA) collaborations recently presented evidence for a gravitational-wave background (GWB) signal at nanohertz frequencies. In this paper, we introduce new refitting techniques for PTA data analysis that elevate related…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-01 David Esmyol , Antonio J. Iovino , Kai Schmitz

Shortly after the discovery of PSR J1906+0746, some hints of profile variations were already interpreted as first signs of relativistic spin-precession occuring. Using observations from the Nan\c{c}ay, Arecibo and Green Bank Radio…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Gregory Desvignes , Michael Kramer , Ismaël Cognard , Laura Kasian , Joeri van Leeuwen , Ingrid Stairs , Gilles Theureau

Precise formulas are derived for the expected values $<\xi>$, $<\eta>$ and variances $\delta \xi ^2$, $\delta \eta ^2$ of random variables $\xi$, $\eta$ describing the spin asymmetry of some reaction when a background process contribution…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 S. I. Manayenkov

We have constructed timing solutions for 81 gamma-ray pulsars covering more than five years of Fermi data. The sample includes 37 radio-quiet or radio-faint pulsars which cannot be timed with other telescopes. These timing solutions and the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-02 Matthew Kerr , Paul Ray , Simon Johnston , Ryan Shannon , Fernando Camilo

A general purpose fitting model for one-dimensional astrometric signals is developed, building on a maximum likelihood framework, and its performance is evaluated by simulation over a set of realistic image instances. The fit quality is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-20 M. Gai , D. Busonero , R. Cancelliere

We present updated analyses of pulse profiles and their arrival-times from PSR B1534+12, a 37.9-ms radio pulsar in orbit with another neutron star. A high-precision timing model is derived from twenty-two years of timing data, and accounts…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 E. Fonseca , I. H. Stairs , S. E. Thorsett

The velocity and density distribution of $e^\pm$ in the pulsar wind are crucial distinction among magnetosphere models, and contains key parameters determining the high energy emission of pulsar binaries. In this work, a direct method is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-10-11 Shu-Xu Yi , K. S. Cheng

The nearby, middle-aged PSR B1055-52 has many properties in common with the Geminga pulsar. Motivated by the Geminga's enigmatic and prominent pulsar wind nebula (PWN), we searched for extended emission around PSR B1055-52 with Chandra…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-10-07 B. Posselt , G. Spence , G. G. Pavlov

An empirical fit is described to measurements of inclusive inelastic electron-deuteron cross sections in the kinematic r ange of four-momentum transfer $0 \le Q^2<10$ GeV$^2$ and final state invariant mass $1.1<W<3.2$ GeV. The deuteron fit…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 P. E. Bosted , M. E. Christy

A remarkable number of pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) are coincident with EGRET gamma-ray sources. X-ray and radio imaging studies of unidentified EGRET sources have resulted in the discovery of at least 6 new pulsar wind nebulae (PWN).…