I. H. Stairs

Publication List Details

Period

1997 - 2009

Number

97

Co-Authors

Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars with S5 LIGO data (2009)

Collaboration, The LIGO Scientific, Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., ...

We present a search for gravitational waves from 116 known millisecond and young pulsars using data from the fifth science run of the LIGO detectors. For this search ephemerides overlapping the run...

Timing Observations of Rotating Radio Transients (2009)

McLaughlin, M. A., Lyne, A. G., Keane, E. F., Kramer, M., Miller, J. J., Lorimer, D. R., ...

We present radio timing measurements of six rotating radio transient (RRAT) sources discovered in the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey. These provide four new phase-connected timing solutions and two...

A new technique for timing the double pulsar system (2009)

Freire, P. C. C., Wex, N., Kramer, M., Lorimer, D. R., McLaughlin, M. A., Stairs, I. H., ...

In 2004, McLaughlin et al. discovered a phenomenon in the radio emission of PSR J0737-3039B (B) that resembles drifting sub-pulses. The repeat rate of the sub-pulses is equal to the spin frequency of...

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...

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...

PSR J1753-2240: A mildly recycled pulsar in an eccentric binary system (2008)

Keith, M. J., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Eatough, R. P., Stairs, I. H., Possenti, A., ...

We report the discovery of PSR J1753-2240 in the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey database. This 95-ms pulsar is in an eccentric binary system with a 13.6-day orbital period. Period derivative...

Chandra X-Ray Observatory Observations of the Globular Cluster M71 (2008)

Elsner, R. F., Heinke, C. O., Cohn, H. N., Lugger, P. M., Maxwell, J. E., Stairs, I. H., ...

We observed the nearby, low-density globular cluster M71 (NGC 6838) with the Chandra X-ray Observatory to study its faint X-ray populations. Five X-ray sources were found inside the cluster core...

PSR J1856+0245: Arecibo Discovery of a Young, Energetic Pulsar Coincident with the TeV Gamma-ray Source HESS J1857+026 (2008)

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...

Relativistic spin precession in the double pulsar (2008)

Breton, R. P., Kaspi, V. M., Kramer, M., McLaughlin, M. A., Lyutikov, M., Ransom, S. M., ...

The double pulsar PSR J0737-3039A/B consists of two neutron stars in a highly relativistic orbit that displays a roughly 30- second eclipse when pulsar A passes behind pulsar B. Describing this...

Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the globular cluster M71 (2008)

Elsner, R.F., Heinke, C.O., Cohn, H.N., Lugger, P.M., Maxwell, J.E., Stairs, I.H., ...

We observe the nearby, low-density globular cluster M71 (NGC 6838) with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to study its faint X-ray populations. Five X-ray sources are found inside the cluster core...

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...

PSR J1856+0245: Arecibo discovery of a young, energetic pulsar coincident with the TeV γ-ray source HESS J1857+026 (2008)

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...

Eight new millisecond pulsars in NGC 6440 and NGC 6441 (2008)

Freire, P.C.C., Ransom, S.M., Bégin, S., Stairs, I.H., Hessels, J.W.T., Frey, L.H., ...

Motivated by the recent discovery of 30 new millisecond pulsars in Terzan 5, made using the Green Bank Telescope's S-band receiver and the Pulsar Spigot spectrometer, we have set out to use the same...

Eight new MSPs in NGC 6440 and NGC 6441 (2008)

Freire, P.C.C., Ransom, S.M., Bégin, S., Stairs, I.H., Hessels, J.W.T., Frey, L.H., ...

We report the discovery of five new millisecond pulsars in the globular cluster NGC 6440 and three new ones in NGC 6441; each cluster has one previously known pulsar. Four of the new pulsars are...

The double pulsar: evolutionary constraints from the system geometry (2007)

Ferdman, R. D., Stairs, I. H., Kramer, M., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Breton, R. P., ...

The double pulsar system PSR J0737-3039A/B is a highly relativistic double neutron star (DNS) binary, with a 2.4-hour orbital period. The low mass of the second-formed NS, as well the low system...

Coherently-Dedispersed Polarimetry of Millisecond Pulsars (2007)

I. H. Stairs, S. E. Thorsett, F. Camilo

We present a large sample of high-precision, coherently-dedispersed polarization profiles of millisecond pulsars at frequencies between 410 MHz and 1414 MHz. These data include the first polarimetric...

A 1.4-GHz Arecibo Survey for Pulsars in Globular Clusters (2007)

Hessels, J. W. T., Ransom, S. M., Stairs, I. H., Kaspi, V. M., Freire, P. C. C.

We have surveyed all 22 known Galactic globular clusters observable with the Arecibo radio telescope and within 70kpc of the Sun for radio pulsations at ~1.4GHz. Data were taken with the Wideband...

Age constraints in the double pulsar system J0737-3039 (2007)

Lorimer, D. R., Freire, P. C. C., Stairs, I. H., Kramer, M., McLaughlin, M. A., Burgay, M., ...

We investigate the age constraints that can be placed on the double pulsar system using models for the spin-down of the first-born 22.7-ms pulsar A and the 2.77-s pulsar B with characteristic ages of...

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...

Observed luminosity difference between isolated and binary MSPs (2007)

Lommen, A. N., Kipphorn, R. A., Nice, D. J., Splaver, E. M., Stairs, I. H., Backer, D. C.

We perform a brief census of velocities of isolated versus binary millisecond pulsars. We find the velocities of the two populations are indistinguishable. However, the scale height of the binary...

The Formation of the Double Pulsar PSR J0737-3039A/B (2006)

Stairs, I. H., Thorsett, S. E., Dewey, R. J., Kramer, M., McPhee, C. A.

Recent timing observations of the double pulsar J0737-3039A/B have shown that its transverse velocity is extremely low, only 10 km/s, and nearly in the Plane of the Galaxy. With this new information,...

Tests of general relativity from timing the double pulsar (2006)

Kramer, M., Stairs, I. H., Manchester, R. N., McLaughlin, M. A., Lyne, A. G., Ferdman, R. D., ...

The double pulsar system, PSR J0737-3039A/B, is unique in that both neutron stars are detectable as radio pulsars. This, combined with significantly higher mean orbital velocities and accelerations...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey: VI. Discovery and timing of 142 pulsars and a Galactic population analysis (2006)

Lorimer, D. R., Faulkner, A. J., Lyne, A. G., Manchester, R. N., Kramer, M., McLaughlin, M. A., ...

[ABRIDGED] We present the discovery and follow-up observations of 142 pulsars found in the Parkes 20-cm multibeam pulsar survey of the Galactic plane. These new discoveries bring the total number of...

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...

New Pulsars in the Globular Cluster M28 (2006)

Stairs, I.H., Begin, S., Ransom, S.M., Freire, P.C.C., Hessels, J.W.T., Katz, J., ...

We have discovered ten new pulsars in recent observations of the globular cluster M28 (NGC6626) with the Green Bank Telescope. M28 is now the globular cluster with the third largest population of...

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...

Transient radio bursts from rotating neutron stars (2005)

McLaughlin, M. A., Lyne, A. G., Lorimer, D. R., Kramer, M., Faulkner, A. J., Manchester, R. N., ...

The `radio sky' is relatively unexplored for transient signals, although the potential of radio-transient searches is high, as demonstrated recently by the discovery of a previously unknown type of...

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...

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...

Discovery of Three Wide-orbit Binary Pulsars: Implications for Binary Evolution and Equivalence Principles (2005)

Stairs, I. H., Faulkner, A. J., Lyne, A. G., Kramer, M., Lorimer, D. R., McLaughlin, M. A., ...

We report the discovery of three binary millisecond pulsars during the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey of the Galactic Plane. The objects are highly recycled and are in orbits of many tens of days...

Discovery of 10 pulsars in an Arecibo drift-scan survey (2005)

Lorimer, D. R., Xilouris, K. M., Fruchter, A. S., Stairs, I. H., Camilo, F., Vazquez, A. M., ...

We present the results of a 430-MHz survey for pulsars conducted during the upgrade to the 305-m Arecibo radio telescope. Our survey covered a total of 1147 square degrees of sky using a drift-scan...

Testing GR with the Double Pulsar: Recent Results (2005)

Kramer, M., Lorimer, D. R., Lyne, A. G., McLaughlin, M., Burgay, M., D'Amico, N., ...

This first ever double pulsar system consists of two pulsars orbiting the common center of mass in a slightly eccentric orbit of only 2.4-hr duration. The pair of pulsars with pulse periods of 22 ms...

Long-term variations in the pulse emission from PSR J0737-3039B (2005)

Burgay, M., Possenti, A., Manchester, R. N., Kramer, M., McLaughlin, M. A., Lorimer, D. R., ...

Analysis of 20 months of observations at the Parkes radio telescope shows secular changes in the pulsed emission from J0737-3039B, the 2.77 s pulsar of the double-pulsar system. Pulse profiles are...

The Mean Pulse Profile of PSR J0737-3039A (2005)

Manchester, R N, Kramer, M, Possenti, A, Lyne, A G, Burgay, M, Stairs, I H, ...

General relativity predicts that the spin axes of the pulsars in the double-pulsar system (PSR J0737-3039A/B) will precess rapidly, in general leading to a change in the observed pulse profiles. We...

PSR J1756-2251: a new relativistic double neutron star system (2004)

Faulkner, A. J., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Manchester, R. N., McLaughlin, M. A., Stairs, I. H., ...

We report the discovery during the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey of PSR J1756-2251, a 28.5 ms pulsar in a relativistic binary system. Subsequent timing observations showed the pulsar to have an...

Measurement of gravitational spin-orbit coupling in a binary pulsar system (2004)

Stairs, I. H., Thorsett, S. E., Arzoumanian, Z.

In relativistic gravity, a spinning pulsar will precess as it orbits a compact companion star. We have measured the effect of such precession on the average shape and polarization of the radiation...

Studies of the Relativistic Binary Pulsar PSR B1534+12. II. Origin and Evolution (2004)

Thorsett, S. E., Dewey, R. J., Stairs, I. H.

We have recently measured the angle between the spin and orbital angular momenta of PSR B1534+12 to be either 25+/-4 deg or 155+/-4 deg. This misalignment was almost certainly caused by an asymmetry...

The Double Pulsar System J0737-3039: Modulation of A by B at eclipse (2004)

McLaughlin, M. A., Lyne, A. G., Lorimer, D. R., Possenti, A., Manchester, R. N., Camilo, F., ...

We have investigated the eclipse of the 23-ms pulsar J0737-3039A by its 2.8-s companion PSR J0737-3039B in the recently discovered double pulsar system using data taken with the Green Bank Telescope...

The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey: V. Finding binary and millisecond pulsars (2004)

Faulkner, A. J., Stairs, I. H., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Hobbs, G., Possenti, A., ...

The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey is the most successful survey of the Galactic plane ever performed, finding over 600 pulsars in the initial processing. We report on reprocessing of all 40,000...

The Double Pulsar System J0737-3039: Modulation of the radio emission from B by radiation from A (2004)

McLaughlin, M. A., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Lorimer, D. R., Stairs, I. H., Possenti, A., ...

We have analyzed single pulses from PSR J0737-3039B, the 2.8-s pulsar in the recently discovered double pulsar system, using data taken with the Green Bank Telescope at 820 and 1400 MHz. We report...

The Very Young Radio Pulsar J1357-6429 (2004)

Camilo, F., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Gaensler, B. M., Possenti, A., D'Amico, N., ...

We report the discovery of a radio pulsar with a characteristic age of 7300 years, making it one of the 10 apparently youngest Galactic pulsars known. PSR J1357-6429, with a spin period of P = 166 ms...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey: IV. Discovery of 180 pulsars and parameters for 281 previously known pulsars (2004)

Hobbs, G., Faulkner, A., Stairs, I. H., Camilo, F., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., ...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey has led to the discovery of more than 700 pulsars. In this paper, we provide timing solutions, flux densities and pulse profiles for 180 of these new discoveries....

The double pulsar system J0737-3039: modulation of A by B at eclipse (2004)

McLaughlin, M. A., Lyne, A. G., Lorimer, D. R., Possenti, A., Manchester, R. N., Camilo, F., ...

We have investigated the eclipse of the 23 ms pulsar, PSR J0737-3039A, by its 2.8 s companion PSR J0737-3039B in the recently discovered double pulsar system using data taken with the Green Bank...

The double pulsar system J0737-3039: modulation of A by B at eclipse (2004)

McLaughlin, M. A., Lyne, A. G., Lorimer, D. R., Possenti, A., Manchester, R. N., Camilo, F., ...

We have investigated the eclipse of the 23 ms pulsar, PSR J0737-3039A, by its 2.8 s companion PSR J0737-3039B in the recently discovered double pulsar system using data taken with the Green Bank...

Two Radio Pulsars with Magnetar Fields (2003)

McLaughlin, M. A., Kaspi, V. M., Stairs, I. H., Lorimer, D. R., Lyne, A. G., Kramer, M., ...

PSRs J1847-0130 and J1718-37184 have inferred surface dipole magnetic fields greater than those of any other known pulsars and well above the ``quantum critical field'' above which some models...

Giant pulses in Millisecond Pulsars (2003)

Joshi, B. C., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Mclaughlin, M., Stairs, I. H.

Giant pulses (GPs), occasional individual pulses with an intensity 100 times the average intensity, have been detected in four pulsars todate. Their origin is not well understood, but studies suggest...

Pulsar Birthrate from Parkes Multi-beam Survey (2003)

Vranesevic, N., Manchester, R. N., Hobbs, G. B., Lyne, A. G., Kramer, M., Lorimer, D. R., ...

We report on calculations of the pulsar birthrate based on the results of the Parkes multibeam survey. From the observed sample of more than 800 pulsars, we compute the pulsar current, accounting as...

PSR J1847-0130: A Radio Pulsar with Magnetar Spin Characteristics (2003)

McLaughlin, M. A., Stairs, I. H., Kaspi, V. M., Lorimer, D. R., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., ...

We report the discovery of PSR J1847-0130, a radio pulsar with a 6.7-s spin period, in the Parkes multibeam survey of the Galactic plane. The slowdown rate for the pulsar, 1.3x10^{-12} s/s, is high...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey: III. Young pulsars & the discovery and timing of 200 pulsars (2003)

Kramer, M., Bell, J. F., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Camilo, F., Stairs, I. H., ...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey has unlocked vast areas of the Galactic plane which were previously invisible to earlier low-frequency and less-sensitive surveys. The survey has discovered more...

Yet MORE PM Survey Discoveries....? (2003)

Faulkner, A. J., Kramer, M., Hobbs, G., Lyne, A. G., Manchester, R. N., Camilo, F., ...

The Parkes Multibeam (PM) survey has found nearly 50% of the >1400 known pulsars and detected 20% of the pulsars in binary systems (75% within the survey area), few of these are millisecond pulsars...

Polarisation Observations at Jodrell Bank Observatory (2003)

Athanasiadis, D., Kramer, M., Stairs, I. H., Lyne, A. G.

Some of the issues concerning polarisation calibration in the context of pulsar observations are outlined along with the existing calibration system in Jodrell Bank Observatory. The principle behind...

Recent Globular Cluster Searches with Arecibo and the Green Bank Telescope (2002)

Ransom, S. M., Hessels, J. W. T., Stairs, I. H., Kaspi, V. M., Backer, D. C., Greenhill, L. J., ...

We report the discovery of seven new millisecond pulsars during 20 cm searches of 19 globular clusters using the recently upgraded Arecibo Telescope and the new Green Bank Telescope (GBT). Five of...

The Massive Binary Pulsar J1740-3052 (2002)

Stairs, I. H., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Kramer, M., Kaspi, V. M., Camilo, F., ...

The young pulsar J1740-3052 is in an 8-month orbit with a companion of at least 11 solar masses. We present multifrequency GBT and Parkes timing observations, and discuss implications for the nature...

High-Resolution Observations of PSR B1828-11 (2002)

Stairs, I. H., Athanasiadis, D., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G.

We present high-time-resolution observations of the young precessing pulsar B1828-11, which yield clues to the true beam shape and the fundamental precession period.

Studies of the Relativistic Binary Pulsar PSR B1534+12: I. Timing Analysis (2002)

Stairs, I. H., Thorsett, S. E., Taylor, J. H., Wolszczan, A.

We have continued our long term study of the double-neutron-star binary pulsar PSR B1534+12, using new instrumentation to make very high precision measurements at the Arecibo Observatory. We have...

A Very Large Glitch in PSR J1806-2125 (2002)

Hobbs, G., Lyne, A. G., Joshi, B. C., Kramer, M., Stairs, I. H., Camilo, F., ...

PSR J1806-2125 is a pulsar discovered in the Parkes multibeam pulsar survey with a rotational period of 0.4s and a characteristic age of 65kyr. Between MJDs 51462 and 51894 this pulsar underwent an...

The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey -- II. Discovery and Timing of 120 Pulsars (2002)

Morris, D. J., Hobbs, G., Lyne, A. G., Stairs, I. H., Camilo, F., Manchester, R. N., ...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey is a sensitive survey of a strip of the Galactic plane with $|b|

Discovery of radio pulsations from the X-ray pulsar J0205+6449 in supernova remnant 3C58 with the Green Bank Telescope (2002)

Camilo, F., Stairs, I. H., Lorimer, D. R., Backer, D. C., Ransom, S. M., Klein, B., ...

We report the discovery with the 100 m Green Bank Telescope of 65 ms radio pulsations from the X-ray pulsar J0205+6449 at the center of supernova remnant 3C58, making this possibly the youngest radio...

Discovery of radio pulsations from the X-ray pulsar J0205+6449 in supernova remnant 3C 58 with the Green Bank Telescope (2002)

Camilo, F., Stairs, I. H., Lorimer, D. R., Backer, D. C., Ransom, S. M., Klein, B., ...

We report the discovery with the 100 m Green Bank Telescope of 65 ms radio pulsations from the X-ray pulsar J0205+6449 at the center of supernova remnant 3C 58, making this possibly the youngest...

Young Pulsars from the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey and their Associations (2001)

Manchester, R. N., Bell, J. F., Camilo, F., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Hobbs, G. B., ...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey is covering a 10deg-wide strip of the southern Galactic plane from l=260deg to l=50deg. It utilizes a 13-beam receiver operating in the 20-cm band on the Parkes...

PSR J1016-5857: a young radio pulsar with possible supernova remnant, X-ray, and gamma-ray associations (2001)

Camilo, F., Bell, J. F., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Possenti, A., Kramer, M., ...

We report the discovery of a young and energetic pulsar in the Parkes multibeam survey of the Galactic plane. PSR J1016-5857 has a rotation period of 107 ms and period derivative of 8e-14, implying a...

Pulsar Timing Observations and Tests of General Relativity in Double-Neutron-Star Binaries (2001)

Stairs, I. H.

We describe the techniques used in pulsar timing observations, and show how these observations may be applied to tests of strong-field general relativity for double-neutron-star binary systems. We...

PSR J1740-3052 - a pulsar with a massive companion (2000)

Stairs, I. H., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Kaspi, V. M., Camilo, F., Bell, J. F., ...

We report on the discovery of a binary pulsar, PSR J1740-3052, during the Parkes multibeam survey. Timing observations of the 570-ms pulsar at Jodrell Bank and Parkes show that it is young, with a...

Discovery of Five Binary Radio Pulsars (2000)

Camilo, F., Lyne, A. G., Manchester, R. N., Bell, J. F., Stairs, I. H., D'Amico, N., ...

We report on five binary pulsars discovered in the Parkes multibeam Galactic plane survey. All of the pulsars are old, with characteristic ages 1-11 Gyr, and have relatively small inferred magnetic...

On the Mass and Inclination of the PSR J2019+2425 Binary System (2000)

Nice, D J, Splaver, E M, Stairs, I H

We report on nine years of timing observations of PSR J2019+2425, a millisecond pulsar in a wide 76.5 day orbit with a white dwarf. We measure a significant change over time of the projected...

On the Mass and Inclination of the PSR J2019+2425 Binary System (2000)

Nice, D J, Splaver, E M, Stairs, I H

We report on nine years of timing observations of PSR J2019+2425, a millisecond pulsar in a wide 76.5 day orbit with a white dwarf. We measure a significant change over time of the projected...

The likely detection of pulsed high-energy gamma-ray emission from millisecond pulsar PSR J0218+4232 (2000)

Kuiper, L., Hermsen, W., Verbunt, F., Thompson, D. J., Stairs, I. H., Lyne, A. G., ...

We report circumstantial evidence for the first detection of pulsed high-energy gamma-ray emission from a millisecond pulsar, PSR J0218+4232, using data collected with the Energetic Gamma Ray...

Discovery of a Young Radio Pulsar in a Relativistic Binary Orbit (2000)

Kaspi, V. M., Lyne, A. G., Manchester, R. N., Crawford, F., Camilo, F., Bell, J. F., ...

We report on the discovery of PSR J1141-6545, a radio pulsar in an eccentric, relativistic 5-hr binary orbit. The pulsar shows no evidence for being recycled, having pulse period P = 394 ms,...

Pulse shape and spectrum of PSR J0218+4232 observed with BeppoSAX (2000)

Mineo, T., Cusumano, G., Kuiper, L., Hermsen, W., Massaro, E., Becker, W., ...

We present the results of a BeppoSAX observation of PSR J0218+4232 which, for the first time, provides detailed information on the pulsar's temporal and spectral emission properties in the broad band...

A Baseband Recorder for Radio Pulsar Observations (1999)

Stairs, I. H., Splaver, E. M., Thorsett, S. E., Nice, D. J., Taylor, J. H.

Digital signal recorders are becoming widely used in several subfields of centimetre-wavelength radio astronomy. We review the benefits and design considerations of such systems and describe the...

The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey: preliminary results (1999)

D'Amico, N., Lyne, A. G., Manchester, R. N., Camilo, F. M., Kaspi, V. M., Bell, J., ...

A high-frequency survey of the Galactic plane for radio pulsars is in progress, using the multibeam receiver on the 64-m Parkes radiotelescope. We describe the survey motivations, the observing plan...

The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey: PSR J1811-1736 - a pulsar in a highly eccentric binary system (1999)

Lyne, A. G., Camilo, F., Manchester, R. N., Bell, J. F., Kaspi, V. M., D'Amico, N., ...

We are undertaking a high-frequency survey of the Galactic plane for radio pulsars, using the 13-element multibeam receiver on the 64-m Parkes radio telescope. We describe briefly the survey system...

Timing the Parkes Multibeam Pulsars (1999)

Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Camilo, F., Kaspi, V. M., Stairs, I. H., Crawford, F., ...

Measurement of accurate positions, pulse periods and period derivatives is an essential follow-up to any pulsar survey. The procedures being used to obtain timing parameters for the pulsars...

Geodetic Precession in PSR B1534+12 (1999)

Stairs, I. H., Thorsett, S. E., Taylor, J. H., Arzoumanian, Z.

We present Arecibo observations of PSR B1534+12 which confirm previous suggestions that the pulse profile is evolving secularly. This effect is similar to that seen in PSR B1913+16, and is almost...

The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey (1999)

Camilo, F., Lyne, A. G., Manchester, R. N., Bell, J. F., Kaspi, V. M., D'Amico, N., ...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey uses a 13-element receiver operating at a wavelength of 20 cm to survey the inner Galactic plane with remarkable sensitivity. To date we have collected and analyzed...

Recent Arecibo Timing of the Relativistic Binary PSR B1534+12 (1999)

Stairs, I. H., Nice, D. J., Thorsett, S. E., Taylor, J. H.

We present a new timing solution for PSR B1534+12, based on coherently-dedispersed observations at Jodrell Bank and, recently, Arecibo. The new data have resulted in improved measurements of the...

The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey (1999)

Stairs, I. H., Lyne, A. G., Camilo, F., McKay, N. P. F., Sheppard, D. C., Morris, D. J., ...

The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey is a high-frequency, fast-sampled survey of the Galactic Plane, expected to discover at least 500 new pulsars. To date, over 200 pulsars have been found, including...

Coherently Dedispersed Polarimetry of Millisecond Pulsars (1998)

Stairs, I. H., Thorsett, S. E., Camilo, F.

We present a large sample of high-precision, coherently-dedispersed polarization profiles of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) at frequencies between 410 and 1414 MHz. These data include the first...

Measurement of Relativistic Orbital Decay in the PSR B1534+12 Binary System (1998)

Stairs Arzoumanian Camilo, I. H. Stairs, Z. Arzoumanian, F. Camilo, A. G. Lyne, D. J. Nice, ...

We have made timing observations of binary pulsar PSR B1534+12 with radio telescopes at Arecibo, Green Bank, and Jodrell Bank. By combining our new observations with data collected up to seven years...

Measurement of Relativistic Orbital Decay in the PSR B1534+12 Binary System (1997)

Stairs, I. H., Arzoumanian, Z., Camilo, F., Lyne, A. G., Nice, D. J., Taylor, J. H., ...

We have made timing observations of binary pulsar PSR B1534+12 with radio telescopes at Arecibo, Green Bank, and Jodrell Bank. By combining our new observations with data collected up to seven years...