Timing stability of millisecond pulsars and prospects for gravitational-wave detection (2009)
Verbiest, J. P. W., Bailes, M., Coles, W. A., Hobbs, G. B., Van Straten, W., Champion, D. J., ...
Analysis of high-precision timing observations of an array of approx. 20 millisecond pulsars (a so-called ''timing array'') may ultimately result in the detection of a stochastic gravitational-wave...
Arecibo pulsar survey using ALFA: probing radio pulsar intermittency and transients (2009)
Deneva, J. S., Cordes, J. M., McLaughlin, M. A., Nice, D. J., Lorimer, D. R., Crawford, F., ...
We present radio transient search algorithms, results, and statistics from the ongoing Arecibo Pulsar ALFA (PALFA) survey of the Galactic plane. We have discovered seven objects through a search for...
Arecibo pulsar survey using ALFA: probing radio pulsar intermittency and transients (2009)
Deneva, J. S., Cordes, J. M., McLaughlin, M. A., Nice, D. J., Lorimer, D. R., Crawford, F., ...
We present radio transient search algorithms, results, and statistics from the ongoing Arecibo Pulsar ALFA (PALFA) survey of the Galactic plane. We have discovered seven objects through a search for...
Gravitational wave detection using pulsars: status of the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array project (2008)
Hobbs, G. B., Bailes, M., Bhat, N. D. R., Burke-Spolaor, S., Champion, D. J., Coles, W., ...
The first direct detection of gravitational waves may be made through observations of pulsars. The principal aim of pulsar timing array projects being carried out worldwide is to detect ultra-low...
Arecibo Pulsar Survey Using ALFA. III. Probing Radio Pulsar Intermittency and Transients (2008)
Deneva, J. S., Cordes, J. M., McLaughlin, M. A., Nice, D. J., Lorimer, D. R., Crawford, F., ...
We present radio transient search algorithms, results, and statistics from the ongoing Arecibo Pulsar ALFA (PALFA) Survey of the Galactic plane. We have discovered seven objects by detecting isolated...
Hessels, J. W. T., Nice, D. J., Gaensler, B. M., Kaspi, V. M., Lorimer, D. R., Champion, D. J., ...
We present the discovery of the Vela-like radio pulsar J1856+0245 in the Arecibo PALFA survey. PSR J1856+0245 has a spin period of 81ms, a characteristic age of 21kyr, and a spin-down luminosity Edot...
An Eccentric Binary Millisecond Pulsar in the Galactic Plane (2008)
Champion, D. J., Ransom, S. M., Lazarus, P., Camilo, F., Bassa, C., Kaspi, V. M., ...
Binary pulsar systems are superb probes of stellar and binary evolution and the physics of extreme environments. In a survey with the Arecibo telescope, we have found PSR J1903+0327, a radio pulsar...
An eccentric binary millisecond pulsar in the Galactic plane (2008)
Champion, D.J., Ransom, S.M., Lazarus, P., Camilo, F., Bassa, C., Kaspi, V.M., ...
Binary pulsar systems are superb probes of stellar and binary evolution and the physics of extreme environments. In a survey with the Arecibo telescope, we have found PSR J1903+ 0327, a radio pulsar...
The discovery of an eccentric millisecond pulsar in the Galactic plane (2008)
Champion, D.J., Ransom, S.M., Lazarus, P., Camilo, F., Kaspi, V.M., Nice, D.J., ...
The evolution of binary systems is governed by their orbital properties and the stellar density of the local environment. Studies of neutron stars in binary star systems offer unique insights into...
Hessels, J.W.T., Nice, D.J., Gaensler, B.M., Kaspi, V.M., Lorimer, D.R., Champion, D.J., ...
We present the discovery of the Vela-like radio pulsar J1856+0245 in the Arecibo PALFA survey. PSR J1856+0245 has a spin period of 81 ms, a characteristic age of 21 kyr, and a spin-down luminosity...
The GBT350 survey of the Northern Galactic Plane for radio pulsars and transients (2008)
Hessels, J.W.T., Ransom, S.M., Kaspi, V.M., Roberts, M.S.E., Champion, D.J., Stappers, B.W.
Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and Pulsar Spigot at 350 MHz, we have surveyed the Northern Galactic Plane for pulsars and radio transients. This survey covers roughly 1000 square degrees of sky...
The GBT350 Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane for Radio Pulsars and Transients (2007)
Hessels, J. W. T., Ransom, S. M., Kaspi, V. M., Roberts, M. S. E., Champion, D. J., Stappers, B. W.
Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and Pulsar Spigot at 350MHz, we have surveyed the Northern Galactic Plane for pulsars and radio transients. This survey covers roughly 1000 square degrees of sky...
PSR J1453+1902 and the radio luminosities of solitary versus binary millisecond pulsars (2007)
Lorimer, D. R., McLaughlin, M. A., Champion, D. J., Stairs, I. H.
We present 3 yr of timing observations for PSR J1453+1902, a 5.79-ms pulsar discovered during a 430-MHz drift-scan survey with the Arecibo telescope. Our observations show that PSR J1453+1902 is...
Arecibo and the ALFA Pulsar Survey (2006)
Van Leeuwen, J., Cordes, J. M., Lorimer, D. R., Freire, P. C. C., Camilo, F., Stairs, I. H., ...
The recently started Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA) pulsar survey aims to find ~1000 new pulsars. Due to its high time and frequency resolution the survey is especially sensitive to millisecond...
Arecibo and the ALFA Pulsar Survey (2006)
Leeuwen, J. Van, Cordes, J.M., Lorimer, D.R., Freire, P.C.C., Camilo, F., Stairs, I.H., ...
The recently started Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA) pulsar survey aims to find ¿ 1000 new pulsars. Due to its high time and frequency resolution the survey is especially sensitive to millisecond...
Arecibo Pulsar Survey Using ALFA. II. The Young, Highly Relativistic Binary Pulsar J1906+0746 (2006)
Lorimer, D.R., Stairs, I.H., Cordes, J.M., Camilo, F., Faulkner, A.J., ...
We report the discovery of PSR J1906+0746, a young 144 ms pulsar in a highly relativistic 3.98 hr orbit with an eccentricity of 0.085 and expected gravitational wave coalescence time of ~300 Myr. The...
The young, highly relativistic binary pulsar J1906+0746 (2005)
Lorimer, D. R., Stairs, I. H., Freire, P. C. C., Cordes, J. M., Camilo, F., Faulkner, A. J., ...
We report the discovery of PSR J1906+0746, a young 144-ms pulsar in a highly relativistic 3.98-hr orbit with an eccentricity of 0.085 and expected gravitational wave coalescence time of 300 Myr. The...
A survey for pulsars in EGRET error boxes (2005)
Champion, D. J., McLaughlin, M. A., Lorimer, D. R.
As part of an effort to associate the unidentified EGRET gamma-ray sources with pulsars, error boxes for 19 sources were searched using Arecibo at 327-MHz. The sources were chosen to be out-of-plane...
Arecibo Pulsar Survey Using ALFA. I. Survey Strategy and First Discoveries (2005)
Cordes, J. M., Freire, P. C. C., Lorimer, D. R., Camilo, F., Champion, D. J., Nice, D. J., ...
We report results from the initial stage of a long-term pulsar survey of the Galactic plane using the Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA), a seven-beam receiver operating at 1.4 GHz with 0.3 GHz...
Arecibo timing and single-pulse observations of 17 pulsars (2005)
Champion, D. J., Lorimer, D. R., McLaughlin, M. A., Xilouris, K. M., Arzoumanian, Z., Freire, P. C. C., ...
We report on timing and single-pulse observations of 17 pulsars discovered at the Arecibo observatory. The highlights of our sample are the recycled pulsars J1829+2456, J1944+0907 and the drifting...
New Binary and Millisecond Pulsars from Arecibo Drift-Scan Searches (2004)
McLaughlin, M. A., Lorimer, D. R., Champion, D. J., Arzoumanian, Z., Backer, D. C., Cordes, J. M., ...
We discuss four recycled pulsars found in Arecibo drift-scan searches. PSR J1944+0907 has a spin period of 5.2 ms and is isolated. The 5.8-ms pulsar J1453+19 may have a low-mass companion. We discuss...
PSR J1829+2456: a relativistic binary pulsar (2004)
Champion, D. J., Lorimer, D. R., McLaughlin, M. A., Cordes, J. M., Arzoumanian, Z., Weisberg, J. M., ...
We report the discovery of a new binary pulsar, PSR J1829+2456, found during a mid-latitude drift-scan survey with the Arecibo telescope. Our initial timing observations show the 41-ms pulsar to be...
New Pulsars Discovered in Arecibo Drift-Scan Searches (2003)
McLaughlin, M. A., Lorimer, D. R., Champion, D. J., Xilouris, K., Arzoumanian, Z., Backer, D. C., ...
We report on new pulsars discovered in Arecibo drift-scan data. Processing of 2200 square degrees of data has resulted in the detection of 41 known and 12 new pulsars. New pulsars include two...
Parker, S F, Champion, D J, Tomkinson, J, Colognesi, D
A description of the principles and operation of the inelastic neutron scattering spectrometer TOSCA at ISIS is given