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We study the spin-down properties of PSR B0919+06 based on almost 30 years of radio observations. We confirm that the time derivative of the rotational frequency $\dot \nu$ is modulated quasi-periodically and show that it exhibits a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 B. B. P. Perera , B. W. Stappers , P. Weltevrede , A. G. Lyne , C. G. Bassa

We present the results of a systematic, unbiased search for subpulse modulation of 187 pulsars performed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) in the Netherlands at an observing wavelength of 21 cm. Using new observations and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. Weltevrede , R. T. Edwards , B. W. Stappers

This paper reports on single-pulse radio observations of PSR B1702-19 and their implications for pulsar emission theories. These observations were made with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope at 1380 and 328 MHz. The PA-swing is used…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. Weltevrede , G. A. E. Wright , B. W. Stappers

As one of the paradigm examples to probe into pulsar magnetospheric dynamics, PSR B0943+10 (J0946+0951) manifests representatively, showing mode switch, orthogonal polarization and subpulse drifting, frequently studied below 600 MHz. Here…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-19 Shunshun Cao , Jinchen Jiang , Jaroslaw Dyks , Longfei Hao , Kejia Lee , Zhixuan Li , Jiguang Lu , Zhichen Pan , Weiyang Wang , Zhengli Wang , Jiangwei Xu , Heng Xu , Renxin Xu

Periodic modulations are seen in normal period pulsars ($P >$ 0.1 sec) over timescales ranging from a few seconds to several minutes. Such modulations have usually been associated with the phenomenon of subpulse drifting. A number of recent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-12 Rahul Basu , Dipanjan Mitra , Giorgi I. Melikidze

Bright single pulses of many radio pulsars show rapid intensity fluctuations (called microstructure) when observed with time resolutions of tens of microseconds. Here, we report an analysis of Arecibo 59.5 $\mu$sec-resolution polarimetric…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-02-25 Dipanjan Mitra , Mihir Arjunwadkar , Joanna M. Rankin

Based on the free precession model of the isolated pulsar PSR B1828-11, Link & Epstein 2001) showed that the observed pulse durations require the radio beam to have a non-standard shape: the beam duration is larger for beam sweeps farthest…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Vahid Rezania

We study statistical properties of stochastic variations in pulse arrival times, timing noise, in radio pulsars using a new analysis method applied in the time domain. The method proceeds in two steps. First, we subtract low-frequency…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Steve Price , Bennett Link , Steve Shore , David Nice

We study the spin-down changes of PSR B1859$+$07 over a period of more than 28 years of radio observation. We identify that the time derivative of the rotational frequency ($\nu$) varies quasi-periodically with a period of $\sim$350 days,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-18 B. B. P. Perera , B. W. Stappers , P. Weltevrede , A. G. Lyne , J. M. Rankin

We present the statistical results of a systematic, unbiased search for subpulse modulation of 187 pulsars performed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) in the Netherlands at an observing wavelength of 21 cm (Weltevrede et…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Weltevrede , R. T. Edwards , B. W. Stappers

A large sample of pulsars was observed as part of the Meterwavelength Single-pulse Polarimetric Emission Survey. We carried out a detailed fluctuation spectral analysis which revealed periodic features in 46% pulsars including 22 pulsars…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-12-14 Rahul Basu , Dipanjan Mitra , George I. Melikidze , Krzysztof Maciesiak , Anna Skrzypczak , Andrzej Szary

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

We try to explain the subpulse drift phenomena adopting the space-charge limited flow (SCLF) model and comparing the plasma drift velocity in the inner region of pulsar magnetospheres with the observed velocity of drifting subpulses. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Viktoriya S. Morozova , Bobomurat J. Ahmedov , Olindo Zanotti

Frequency dependence of pulsar linear polarization is investigated by simulations of emission and propagation processes. Linearly polarized waves are generated through curvature radiation by relativistic particles streaming along curved…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 P. F. Wang , C. Wang , J. L. Han

The basic form of drifting sub-pulses is that of a periodicity whose phase depends (approximately linearly) on both pulse longitude and pulse number. As such, we argue that the two-dimensional Fourier transform of the longitude-time data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. T. Edwards , B. W. Stappers

Since their discovery more than 50 years ago, broadband radio studies of pulsars have generated a wealth of information about the underlying physics of radio emission. In order to gain some further insights into this elusive emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-21 K. M. Rajwade , B. B. P. Perera , B. W. Stappers , J. Roy , A. Karastergiou , J. M. Rankin

We present the statistical results of a systematic, unbiased search for subpulse modulation of 187 pulsars performed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) in the Netherlands at an observing wavelength of 21 cm (Weltevrede et…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Weltevrede , R. T. Edwards , B. W. Stappers

We analyze and model rapid rotations of polarization orientations in PSR B1919+21's single pulses based on Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope observation data. In more than one-third of B1919+21's single pulses, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-04 Shunshun Cao , Jinchen Jiang , Jaroslaw Dyks , Kejia Lee , Jiguang Lu , Lucy S. Oswald , Weiyang Wang , Renxin Xu

The usefulness and versatility of the PSRSALSA open-source pulsar data-analysis project is demonstrated through an analysis of the radio pulsar B1839-04. This study focuses on the phenomenon of bi-drifting, an effect where the drift…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-01 Patrick Weltevrede

The phenomenon of sub-pulse drifting is an important single-pulse phenomenon that can potentially provide important insights into the elusive radio emission mechanism in pulsars. We analyze the frequency behaviour of the single pulses of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-26 Samuel J. McSweeney , Lisa Smith , N. D. Ramesh Bhat , Geoff Wright