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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

Scintillation of pulsar radio signals caused by the interstellar medium can in principle be used for interstellar interferometry. Changes of the dynamic spectra as a function of pulsar longitude were in the past interpreted as having…

In this work, we observe the nearby pulsar, PSR B1929$+$10, using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). We find, for the first time, two new emission components with an extremely weak observed flux density of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-02 Zhengli Wang , Jiguang Lu , Weiyang Wang , Shunshun Cao , Jinchen Jiang , Jiangwei Xu , Kejia Lee , Enwei Liang , Hongguang Wang , Renxin Xu

We have observed a complex and continuous change in the integrated pulse profile of PSR B2217+47, manifested as additional components trailing the main peak. These transient components are detected over 6 years at $150$ MHz using the LOw…

Individual subpulses of pulsars are regarded as the basic emission components, providing invaluable information to understand the radio emission process in the pulsar magnetosphere. Nevertheless, subpulses are overlapped with each other…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-11 Tao Wang , C. Wang , J. L. Han , N. N. Cai , W. C. Jing , Yi Yan , P. F. Wang

The low frequency (110--180 MHz) capabilities of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) are used to characterise a large collection of single pulses from three low magnetic field pulsars. Using the Pulsar Machine II (PuMa-II) to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Ramesh Karuppusamy , Ben Stappers , Maciej Serylak

The parabolic arc phenomenon visible in the Fourier analysis of the scintillation spectra of pulsars provides a new method of investigating the small scale structure in the ionized interstellar medium (ISM). We report archival observations…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Frank S. Trang , Barney J. Rickett

We investigate circular polarization in pulsar radio emission through simultaneous observations of PSR B1133+16 at two frequencies. In particular, we investigate the association of the handedness of circular polarization with the orthogonal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Karastergiou , S. Johnston , M. Kramer

The long-standing assumption of symmetric radio emission beams from the two magnetic poles of pulsars is challenged by observational evidence of asymmetry and underfill. Direct testing of this symmetry remains difficult for most pulsars. As…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-01 Xiancong Wu , Hongguang Wang , Hao Tong , Rui Luo , Pengfei Wang , Chengbing Lyu , Hai Lei

High sensitivity interstellar scintillation and polarization observations of PSR~B0656+14 made at three epochs over a year using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) show that the scattering is dominated by two…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-16 Jumei Yao , William A. Coles , Richard N. Manchester , Daniel R. Stinebring , Michael Kramer , Na Wang , Di Li , Weiwei Zhu , Yi Feng , Jianping Yuan , Pei Wang

We detected a nearby (d=360 pc), old (5 Myr) pulsar B1133+16 with Chandra. The observed pulsar's flux is $(0.8\pm 0.2)\times 10^{-14}$ ergs cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ in the 0.5-8 keV band. Because of the small number of counts detected, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 O. Kargaltsev , G. G. Pavlov , G. P. Garmire

We present interstellar scintillation velocity measurements for four millisecond pulsars obtained from long-term monitoring observations with the Arecibo radio telescope at 430 MHz. We also derive explicit expressions that relate the…

In this paper we demonstrate that a large, unexplored reservoir of information about pulsar emission exists, that is directly linked to the radiating particles and their radiation process: We present a study of flux density measurements of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Kramer , A. Karastergiou , Y. Gupta , S. Johnston , N. D. R. Bhat , A. G. Lyne

We carried out observations of pulsar PSR B1919+21 at 324 MHz to study the distribution of interstellar plasma in the direction of this pulsar. We used the RadioAstron (RA) space radiotelescope together with two ground telescopes:…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-10 V. I. Shishov , T. V. Smirnova , C. R. Gwinn , A. S. Andrianov , M. V. Popov , A. G. Rudnitskiy , V. A. Soglasnov

The interstellar medium hosts a population of scattering screens, most of unknown origin. Scintillation studies of pulsars provides a sensitive tool for resolving these scattering screens and a means of measuring their properties. In this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-14 James W. McKee , Hengrui Zhu , Daniel R. Stinebring , James M. Cordes

Annual variations of interstellar scintillation can be modelled to constrain parameters of the ionized interstellar medium. If a pulsar is in a binary system, then investigating the orbital parameters is possible through analysis of the…

Observations of pulsar scintillation are among the few astrophysical probes of very small-scale ($\lesssim$ au) phenomena in the interstellar medium (ISM). In particular, characterization of scintillation arcs, including their curvature and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-28 S. K. Ocker , J. M. Cordes , S. Chatterjee , D. R. Stinebring , T. Dolch , V. Pelgrims , J. W. McKee , C. Giannakopoulos , D. J. Reardon

The scintillation of pulsars reveals small-scale structure of the interstellar medium. A powerful technique for characterizing the scintillating structures (screens) combines analysis of scintillation arcs and very long baseline…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-21 Ashley M. Stock , Fardin Syed , Marten H. van Kerkwijk , Rebecca Lin , Franz Kirsten , Ue-Li Pen

We report here the discovery of a significant source of systematic error in the rotation measure determinations of pulsars. Conventional analysis of high sensitivity polarimetric observations of PSR B2016+28 display variation of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Ramachandran , D. C. Backer , J. M. Rankin , J. M. Weisberg , K. E. Devine
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