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Polarization behaviour shows a transition in the pulsar population, where energetic sources with higher spin-down energy loss, $\dot{E} > 10^{34}$ erg~s$^{-1}$, often have fractional linear polarisation ($L/I$) close to 100\%, while below…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-20 Dipanjan Mitra , Rahul Basu , George I. Melikidze

We present the first polarization measurements of the radio emission from RRAT J1819$-$1458. Our observations, conducted in parallel to regular timing sessions, have yielded a small number of bright and polarized pulses. The polarization…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-11 A. Karastergiou , A. W Hotan , W. van Straten , M. A McLaughlin , S. M Ord

Using new techniques based on the polarimetric fluctuation spectrum, the fluctuation behaviour of the polarization of individual pulses is examined in three pulsars that show drifting subpulses, allowing various aspects of the fluctuations…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. T. Edwards

Subpulse modulation has been regarded as one of the most insightful and intriguing aspects of pulsar radio emission. This phenomenon is generally explained by the presence of a carousel of sparks in the polar acceleration gap region that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-23 Yogesh Maan

We present temporal scattering measurements of single pulses and average profiles of PSR J1745--2900, a magnetar recently discovered only 3 arcsec away from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), from 1.2 - 18.95 GHz using the Effelsberg 100-m Radio…

Polarisation measurements of solar flares at millimetre-waves were used to investigate the magnetic field configuration of the emitting sources. We analyse two solar flares (SOL2013-02-17 and SOL2013-11-05) observed by the POlarisation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-05 Douglas F. da Silva , Paulo J. A. Simões , R. F. Hidalgo Ramírez , Adriana Válio

A large sample of about two hundred pulsars have been observed to study their subpulse modulation at an observing wavelength of (when achievable) both 21 and 92 cm using the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope. For 57 pulsars drifting…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Patrick Weltevrede , Ben Stappers , R. T. Edwards

The low-frequency linearly-polarised radio source population is largely unexplored. However, a renaissance in low-frequency polarimetry has been enabled by pathfinder and precursor instruments for the Square Kilometre Array. In this second…

The Parkes 20 cm Multibeam pulsar surveys have discovered nearly half of the known pulsars and revealed many distant pulsars with high dispersion measures. Using a sample of 1,301 pulsars from these surveys, we have explored the spatial…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-23 J. T. Xie , J. B. Wang , N. Wang , R. Manchester , G. Hobbs

Measurements of pulsar flux densities are of great importance for understanding the pulsar emission mechanism and for predictions of pulsar survey yields and the pulsar population at large. Typically these flux densities are determined from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-26 M. Kuniyoshi , J. P. W. Verbiest , K. J. Lee , B. Adebahr , M. Kramer , A. Noutsos

This paper continues our study of radio pulsar emission-beam configurations with the primary intent of extending study to the lowest possible frequencies. Here we focus on a group of 133 more recently discovered pulsars, most of which were…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-30 Haley Wahl , Joanna Rankin , Arun Venkataraman , Timothy Olszanski

A statistical model for the polarization of pulsar radio emission is enhanced to account for the heavy modulation of the emission, the possible covariance of the Stokes parameters, and the observed asymmetries in the distributions of total…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-10-12 M. M. McKinnon

Single pulse studies offer vital insights into the emission physics of pulsars, particularly in the case of young, nearby sources where intrinsic variability is often pronounced. PSR~B0656+14, known for its sporadic and sometimes intense…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-20 S. C. Susarla , R. Ferguson , O. A. Johnson , L. Vincetti , D. J. McKenna , E. F. Keane , P. J. McCauley , A. Golden

Pulsar polarization profiles are critical for understanding their magnetospheric structures and radiation mechanisms. We present polarization profile measurements for 25 pulsars in globular clusters (GCs) from the observation of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-08 Tong Liu , Lin Wang , Zhichen Pan

Some radio pulsar profiles (in particular those of millisecond pulsars contain wide emission structures which cover large intervals of pulse phase. Local distortions of an average curve of polarisation angle (PA) can be identified in such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-03 J. Dyks , M. Serylak , S. Oslowski , L. Saha , L. Guillemot , I. Cognard , B. Rudak

The observing signals from pulsar are always influenced by the interstellar medium (ISM) scattering. In the lower frequency observation, the intensity profiles are broadened and the plane of polarization angle (PPA) curves are flattened by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Abdujappar Rusul , Ali Esamdin , Xiao-Ping Zheng , Jian-Ping Yuan

The discovery of interstellar communication signals is complicated by the presence of radio interference. Consequently, interstellar communication signals are hypothesized to have properties that favor discovery in high levels of local…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-21 William J. Crilly

Pulsars radiate radio signals when they rotate. However, some old pulsars often stop radiating for some periods. The underlying mechanism remains unknown, while the magnetosphere during nulling phases is hard to probe due to the absence of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-21 X. Chen , Y. Yan , J. L. Han , C. Wang , P. F. Wang , W. C. Jing , K. J. Lee , B. Zhang , R. X. Xu , T. Wang , Z. L. Yang , W. Q. Su , N. N. Cai , W. Y. Wang , G. J. Qiao , J. Xu , D. J. Zhou

We analyse dispersion measure (DM) variations in six years of radio observations of more than 160 young pulsars, all gamma ray candidates for the Fermi gamma ray telescope mostly located close to the Galactic plane. DMs were fit across 256…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 E. Petroff , M. J. Keith , S. Johnston , W. van Straten , R. M. Shannon

The recently constructed theory of radio wave propagation in the pulsar magnetosphere outlines the general aspects of the radio light curve and polarization formation. It allows us to describe general properties of mean profiles, such as…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-03 A. K. Galishnikova , A. A. Philippov , V. S. Beskin