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We investigate the impact of noise processes on high-precision pulsar timing. Our analysis focuses on the measurability of the second spin frequency derivative $\ddot{\nu}$. This $\ddot{\nu}$ can be induced by several factors including the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-09 X. J. Liu , M. J. Keith , C. Bassa , B. W. Stappers

Polarization profiles are presented for 20 millisecond pulsars that are being observed as part of the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array project. The observations used the Parkes multibeam receiver with a central frequency of 1369 MHz and the…

We are using the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR) to perform the LOFAR Tied-Array All-Sky (LOTAAS) survey for pulsars and fast transients. Here we present the astrometric and rotational parameters of 20 pulsars discovered as part of LOTAAS.…

We present a comprehensive analysis of AstroSat/LAXPC data of the second spin-up and second spin-down phases of the persistent X-ray pulsar 4U 1626-67. Flares followed by a broad dip are detected in the spin-up observations. The pulse…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-07 N. J Juris , Marykutty James , Jincy Devasia

An understanding of pulsar timing noise offers the potential to improve the timing precision of a large number of pulsars as well as facilitating our understanding of pulsar magnetospheres. For some sources, timing noise is attributable to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 B. Shaw , B. W. Stappers , P. Weltevrede

Gaussian process regression is a widespread tool used to mitigate stellar correlated noise in radial velocity time series. It is particularly useful to search for and determine the properties of signals induced by small-size, low-mass…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-21 M. Damasso , M. Pinamonti , G. Scandariato , A. Sozzetti

We have conducted observations of 22 pulsars at frequencies of 0.7, 1.4 and 3.1 GHz and present their polarization profiles. The observations were carried out for two main purposes. First we compare the orientation of the spin and velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Simon Johnston , M. Kramer , A. Karastergiou , G. Hobbs , S. Ord , J. Wallman

Since the launch of the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, several hundred gamma-ray pulsars have been discovered, some being radio-loud and some radio-quiet with time-aligned radio and gamma-ray light curves. In the second Fermi Pulsar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-17 O. Benli , J. Petri , Dipanjan Mitra

We present an analysis of the spin-down parameters for 131 radio pulsars for which $\ddot\nu$ has been well determined. These pulsars have characteristic ages ranging from $10^{3} - 10^{8}$ yr and spin periods in the range 0.4--30 s; nearly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. O. Urama , B. Link , J. M. Weisberg

We present timing observations of four millisecond pulsars, using data obtained over three years at the ATNF Parkes and NRAL Jodrell Bank radio telescopes. Astrometric, spin, and binary parameters are updated, and substantially improved for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 J. F. Bell , M. Bailes , R. N. Manchester , A. G. Lyne , F. Camilo , J. S. Sandhu

A new Bayesian method for the analysis of folded pulsar timing data is presented that allows for the simultaneous evaluation of evolution in the pulse profile in either frequency or time, along with the timing model and additional…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-09 L Lentati , P. Alexander , M. P. Hobson

Aims. We explore frequency-dependent changes in pulsar radio emission by analyzing their profile widths and emission heights, assessing whether the simple radius-to-frequency mapping (RFM) or the fan beam model can describe the data.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-14 P. Jaroenjittichai , S. Johnston , S. Dai , M. Kerr , M. E. Lower , R. N. Manchester , L. S. Oswald , R. M. Shannon , C. Sobey , P. Weltevrede

We report two phenomena detected in PSR J0344$-$0901 from two observations conducted at frequency centered at 1.25 GHz using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). The first phenomenon manifests as shifting in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-26 H. M. Tedila , R. Yuen , N. Wang , D. Li , Z. G. Wen , W. M. Yan , J. P. Yuan , X. H. Han , P. Wang , W. W. Zhu , S. J. Dang , S. Q. Wang , J. T. Xie , Q. D. Wu , Sh. Khasanov , FAST Collaboration

The inclination angle $\chi$ between magnetic and rotation axes of pulsars is an important parameter in pulsar physics. The changes in the inclination angle of a pulsar would lead to observable effects, such as changes in the pulse beam…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-24 Biao-Peng Li , Zhi-Fu Gao

We have made polarimetric monitoring observations of millisecond pulsars visible from the northern hemisphere at 1410 MHz. Their emission properties are compared with those of normal pulsars. Although we demonstrated in paper I that…

An updated analysis of pulsar glitch parameters was conducted using a sample of 215 pulsars, encompassing 677 recorded glitch events, each glitch at least once between 1968 and 2024. The glitch rates were estimated and plotted against…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-20 Miracle Chibuzor Marcel

The quasi-periodic feature of 1-10 years exhibited in pulsar timing noise has not been well understood since 1980. The recently demonstrated correlation between timing noise and variation of pulse profile motivates us to further investigate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-02-27 B. P. Gong , Y. P. Li

We introduce a model for pulsars in which non-radial oscillations of high spherical degree (l) aligned to the magnetic axis of a spinning neutron star reproduce the morphological features of pulsar beams. In our model, rotation of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Christopher Clemens , R. Rosen

We investigate the radio emission behaviour of PSR B0823+26, a pulsar which is known to undergo pulse nulling, using an 153-d intensive sequence of observations. The pulsar is found to exhibit both short (~min) and unusually long-term…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 N. J. Young , B. W. Stappers , P. Weltevrede , A. G. Lyne , M. Kramer

The pulsations of X-ray pulsars carry information about the accretion and magnetic field geometry. Here we present a study and classification of energy resolved pulse profiles of a sample of X-ray pulsars, focusing on high-mass X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-22 Jaime Alonso-Hernandez , Felix Fuerst , Peter Kretschmar , Isabel Caballero , Amy Joyce