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Polarization measurements from relativistic outflows are a valuable tool to probe the geometry of the emission region and the microphysics of the particle distribution. Indeed, the polarization level depends on: (i) the local magnetic field…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-03 Lara Nava , Ehud Nakar , Tsvi Piran

We present a model for pulsar radio eclipses in some binary systems, and test this model for PSRs B1957+20 and J2051-0827. We suggest that in these binaries the companion stars are degenerate dwarfs with strong surface magnetic fields. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 David Khechinashvili , George Melikidze , Janusz Gil

The modification of the rotating vector model in the case of magnetars are calculated. Magnetars may have twisted magnetic field compared with normal pulsars. The polarization position angle of magnetars will change in the case of a twisted…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-27 H. Tong , P. F. Wang , H. G. Wang , Z. Yan

We report on an {unusually} bright observation of PSR J1720$-$0533 using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). The pulsar is in a black widow system that {was discovered by the Commensal Radio Astronomy FAST…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-24 S. Q. Wang , J. B. Wang , N. Wang , J. M. Yao , G. Hobbs , S. Dai , F. F. Kou , C. C. Miao , D. Li , Y. Feng , S. J. Dang , D. H. Wang , P. Wang , J. P. Yuan , C. M. Zhang , L. Zhang , S. B. Zhang , W. W. Zhu

We present results of long-term timing of eclipsing binaries PSR B1744-24A and PSR B1957+20 at Arecibo, the VLA, and Green Bank. Both pulsars exhibit irregularities in pulsar rotation and orbital motion. Increases and decreases of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 David Nice , Zaven Arzoumanian , Stephen Thorsett

We present numerical calculations of the photon-light-pseudoscalar-boson conversion in the recently discovered binary pulsar system J0737-3039. Light pseudoscalar bosons (LPBs) oscillate into photons in the presence of strong magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Arnaud Dupays , Carlo Rizzo , Marco Roncadelli , Giovanni F. Bignami

We report on sensitive 21cm and 11cm polarization surveys of the Galactic plane carried out with the Effelsberg 100-m telescope at arcmin angular resolution and some related work. Highly structured polarized emission is seen along the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 W. Reich , E. Fuerst , P. Reich , R. Wielebinski , M. Wolleben

We update the systematic studies of circular polarization in integrated pulse profiles by Han et al (1998). Data of circular polarization profiles are compiled. Sense reversals can occur in core or cone components, or near the intersection…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 X. P. You , J. L. Han

The frequency dependent eclipses of the radio emission from millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in compact binary systems provide an opportunity to understand the eclipse mechanism and to determine the nature of the eclipsing medium. We combine…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-15 Devojyoti Kansabanik , Bhaswati Bhattacharyya , Jayanta Roy , Benjamin Stappers

The magnetosphere of, and electromagnetic (EM) radiation from pulsars are usually described in the framework of classical electrodynamics. For some pulsars, however, whose emission heights are relatively close to the surface of the neutron…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-29 Dong-Hoon Kim , Sascha Trippe

We present the first measurement of pulse scattering close to the eclipse region of PSR B1957+20, which is in a compact binary system with a low-mass star. We measured pulse scattering time-scales up to 0.2 ms close to the eclipse and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-04-20 J. T. Bai , S. Dai , Q. J. Zhi , W. A. Coles , D. Li , W. W. Zhu , G. Hobbs , G. J. Qiao , N. Wang , J. P. Yuan , M. D. Filipovic , J. B. Wang , Z. C. Pan , L. H. Shang , S. J. Dang , S. Q. Wang , C. C. Miao

PSR J1141$-$6545 is a precessing binary pulsar that has the rare potential to reveal the two-dimensional structure of a non-recycled pulsar emission cone. It has undergone $\sim 25 \deg$ of relativistic spin precession in the $\sim18$ years…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-20 V. Venkatraman Krishnan , M. Bailes , W. van Straten , E. F. Keane , M. Kramer , N. D. R. Bhat , C. Flynn , S. Osłowski

We report the discovery of variability in the linear polarization from the Galactic Center black hole source, Sagittarius A*. New polarimetry obtained with the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association array at a wavelength of 1.3 mm shows a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Geoffrey C. Bower , Heino Falcke , Melvyn C. H. Wright , Donald C. Backer

We consider the polarization properties of radiation emitted by relativistic charged particles while moving along the curved magnetic field lines in a pulsar manetosphere. We propose that the radiation emitted by positrons and electrons…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. T. Gangadhara

Polarised radio emission from PSR J1745-2900 has already been used to investigate the strength of the magnetic field in the Galactic Centre, close to Sagittarius A*. Here we report how persistent radio emission from this magnetar, for over…

Eclipsing time variations have been observed for a wide range of binary systems, including post-common-envelope binaries. A frequently proposed explanation, apart from the possibility of having a third body, is the effect of magnetic…

In this paper, we present a study of orthogonal polarization modes in the radio emission of PSR B1133+16, conducted within the frame of simultaneous, multi-frequency, single-pulse observations. Simultaneously observing at two frequencies…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Karastergiou , M. Kramer , S. Johnston , A. G. Lyne , N. D. R. Bhat , Y. Gupta

We have detected significant Rotation Measure variations for 9 bright pulsars, as a function of pulse longitude. An additional sample of 10 pulsars showed a rather constant RM with phase, yet a small degree of RM fluctuation is visible in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-13 A. Noutsos , A. Karastergiou , M. Kramer , S. Johnston , B. W. Stappers

Rotation-powered pulsars exhibit stable emission characteristics most of the time. However, their radiative state can vary with the sudden changes of rotational state such as glitches. To date, pulsed radiation changes associated with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-26 Wen-Tao Ye , Ming-Yu Ge , Shi-Jie Zheng , Xiang Ma , Yu-Jia Zheng , Han-Long Peng , Xue-Zhi Liu , Li-Ming Song , Shuang-Nan Zhang , Fang-Jun Lu

We present the evolution of the radio emission from the 2.8-s pulsar of the double pulsar system PSR J0737-3039A/B. We provide an update on the Burgay et al. (2005) analysis by describing the changes in the pulse profile and flux density…