Simultaneous multi-frequency single-pulse properties of AXP XTE J1810-197 (2008)
Serylak, M., Stappers, B. W., Weltevrede, P., Kramer, M., Jessner, A., Lyne, A. G., ...
We have used the 76-m Lovell, 94-m equivalent WSRT and 100-m Effelsberg radio telescopes to investigate the simultaneous single-pulse properties of the radio emitting magnetar AXP XTE J1810-197 at...
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...
Pulsar searches and timing with the SKA (2008)
Smits, R., Kramer, M., Stappers, B., Lorimer, D. R., Cordes, J., Faulkner, A.
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a planned multi purpose radio telescope with a collecting area approaching 1 million square metres. One of the key science objectives of the SKA is to provide...
Pulsar Timing for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (2008)
Smith, D. A., Guillemot, L., Camilo, F., Cognard, I., Dumora, D., Espinoza, C., ...
We describe a comprehensive pulsar monitoring campaign for the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the {\em Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope} (formerly GLAST). The detection and study of pulsars in gamma...
On the birthrates of Galactic neutron stars (2008)
In light of the recently discovered neutron star populations we discuss the various estimates for the birthrates of these populations. We revisit the question as to whether the Galactic supernova...
Pellizzoni, A., Pilia, M., Possenti, A., Fornari, F., Caraveo, P., Del Monte, E., ...
AGILE is a small gamma-ray astronomy satellite mission of the Italian Space Agency dedicated to high-energy astrophysics launched in 2007 April. Its 1 microsecond absolute time tagging capability...
Multi-telescope timing of PSR J1518+4904 (2008)
Janssen, G. H., Stappers, B. W., Kramer, M., Nice, D. J., Jessner, A., Cognard, I., ...
PSR J1518+4904 is one of only 9 known double neutron star systems. These systems are highly valuable for measuring the masses of neutron stars, measuring the effects of gravity, and testing...
Radio spectrum of the AXP J1810-197 and of its profile components (2008)
Lazaridis, K., Jessner, A., Kramer, M., Stappers, B. W., Lyne, A. G., Jordan, C. A., ...
As part of a European Pulsar Network (EPN) multi-telescope observing campaign, we performed simultaneous multi-frequency observations at 1.4, 4.9 and 8.4 GHz during July 2006 and quasi-simultaneous...
High-precision geometry of a double-pole pulsar (2008)
High time resolution observations of PSR B0906-49 (or PSR J0908-4913) over a wide range of frequencies have enabled us to determine the geometry and beam shape of the pulsar. We have used the...
A high frequency search for radio pulsars in EGRET error boxes (2008)
Keith, M. J., Johnston, S., Kramer, M., Weltevrede, P., Watters, K., Stappers, B.
We present a new survey for pulsars in the error boxes of the low-latitude EGRET sources 3EG J1027-5817, 3EG J1800-2338 and 3EG J1810-1032. Although all of these sources have been covered by previous...
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
The STAR collaboration at RHIC reports measurements of the inclusive yield of non-photonic electrons, which arise dominantly from semi-leptonic decays of heavy flavor mesons, over a broad range of...
Strange Particle Production in $p+p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$= 200 GeV (2008)
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
We present strange particle spectra and yields measured at mid-rapidity in sqrt text s=200 GeV proton-proton (p+p) collisions at RHIC. We find that the previously observed universal transverse mass...
Neutral Kaon Interferometry in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV (2008)
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
We present the first statistically meaningful results from two-K0s interferometry in heavy-ion collisions. A model that takes the effect of the strong interaction into account has been used to fit...
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
We report a measurement of the longitudinal double-spin asymmetry A_LL and the differential cross section for inclusive midrapidity jet production in polarized proton collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV....
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
We present STAR measurements of the azimuthal anisotropy parameter v_2 for pions, kaons, protons, Lambda, bar Lambda, Xi+bar Xi, and \Omega + bar Omega, along with v_4 for pions, kaons, protons, and...
Global polarization measurement in Au+Au collisions (2008)
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
The system created in non-central relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions possesses large orbital angular momentum. Due to spin-orbit coupling, particles produced in such a system could become...
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
We report the first measurement of the opening angle distribution between pairs of jets produced in high-energy collisions of transversely polarized protons. The measurement probes (Sivers)...
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...
PSR J1410-6132: A young, energetic pulsar associated with EGRET source 3EG J1410-6147 (2008)
O'Brien, J. T., Johnston, S., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Bailes, M., Possenti, A., ...
We present the discovery of PSR J1410-6132, a 50-ms pulsar found during a high-frequency survey of the Galactic plane, using a 7-beam 6.3-GHz receiver on the 64-m Parkes radio telescope. The 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...
Standard Model Handles and Candles Working Group: Tools and Jets Summary Report (2008)
Buttar, C., D'Hondt, J., Kramer, M., Salam, G., Wobisch, M., Adam, N. E., ...
This report summarizes the activity on comparisons of existings tools for the standard model and on issues in jet physics by the SMHC working group during and subsequent to the Workshop "Physics at...
Observations of pulsars at 9 millimetres (2008)
Loehmer, O., Jessner, A., Kramer, M., Wielebinksi, R., Maron, O.
The behaviour of the pulsar spectrum at high radio frequencies can provide decisive information about the nature of the radio emission mechanism. We report recent observations of a selected sample of...
The lepton-flavour violating decay \tau \to \mu \mu \antimu at the LHC (2008)
Giffels, M., Kallarackal, J., Kramer, M., O'Leary, B., Stahl, A.
Lepton-flavour violating tau-decays are predicted in many extensions of the Standard Model at a rate observable at future collider experiments. In this article we focus on the decay tau to mu mu...
The very soft X-ray spectrum of the Double Pulsar System J0737-3039 (2008)
Possenti, A., Rea, N., McLaughlin, M. A., Camilo, F., Kramer, M., Burgay, M., ...
We present the results of an 80 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of the double pulsar system J0737-3039. Furthermore, we report on spectral, spatial and timing analysis of the combined X-ray...
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...
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...
A 610-MHz Galactic Plane Pulsar Search with the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (2007)
Joshi, B. C., McLaughlin, M. A., Kramer, M., Lyne, A. G., Lorimer, D. R., Ludovici, D. A., ...
We report on the discovery of three new pulsars in the first blind survey of the north Galactic plane (45 < l < 135 ; |b| < 1) with the Giant Meterwave Radio telescope (GMRT) at an intermediate...
Johnston, Simon, Kramer, M., Karastergiou, A., Hobbs, G., Ord, S., Wallman, J.
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...
McLaughlin, M. A., Rea, N., Gaensler, B. M., Chatterjee, S., Camilo, F., Kramer, M., ...
PSR J1819-1458 is a rotating radio transient (RRAT) source with an inferred surface dipole magnetic field strength of 5e13 G and a 4.26-s spin period. We present XMM-Newton observations of the X-ray...
Tevatron-for-LHC report: Top and electroweak physics (2007)
Gerber, C.E., Murat, P., Tait, T.M.P., Wackeroth, D., Arbuzov, A., Bardin, D., ...
The top quark and electroweak bosons (W and Z) represent the most massive fundamental particles yet discovered, and as such refer directly to the Standard Model's greatest remaining mystery: the...
Abelev, B.I., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Anderson, B.D., Arkhipkin, D., Averichev, G.S., ...
We study the energy dependence of the transverse momentum $(p_T)$ spectra for charged pions, protons and anti-protons for Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{S_{NN}$=62.4 and 200 GeV. Data are presented at...
In this paper we develop a consistent, phenomenological methodology to measure preferred-frame effects (PFEs) in binary pulsars that exhibit a high rate of periastron advance. We show that in these...
Strange Particle Production in $p+p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$= 200 GeV (2007)
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
We present strange particle spectra and yields measured at mid-rapidity in $\sqrt{\text{s}}=200$ GeV proton-proton ($p+p$) collisions at RHIC. We find that the previously observed universal...
Abelev, B.I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
The STAR collaboration at RHIC reports measurements of the inclusive yield of non-photonic electrons, which arise dominantly from semi-leptonic decays of heavy flavor mesons, over a broad range of...
Tevatron-for-LHC Report: Top and Electroweak Physics (2007)
Gerber, : C. E., Murat, P., Tait, T. M. P., Wackeroth, D., Arbuzov, A., Bardin, D., ...
The top quark and electroweak bosons (W and Z) represent the most massive fundamental particles yet discovered, and as such refer directly to the Standard Model's greatest remaining mystery: the...
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...
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., Anderson, M., ...
We report charged particle pair correlation analyses in the space of $\delta\phi$ (azimuth) and $\delta\eta$ (pseudorapidity), for central Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{S_NN}$=200 GeV in the STAR...
$\phi$ meson production in Au+Au and p+p collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$= 200 GeV (2007)
Adams, J., Adler, C., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., ...
We report the STAR measurement of Phi meson production in Au+Au and p+p collisions at sqrt (s)=200 GeV. Using the event mixing technique, the Phi spectra and yields are obtained at mid-rapidity for...
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., Anderson, M., ...
We present the first study of the energy dependence of p$_t$ angular correlations inferred from event-wise mean transverse momentum (p$_$t) fluctuations in heavy ion collisions. We compare our...
Scaling properties of hyperon production in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=200 GeV (2007)
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., Anderson, M., ...
We present the scaling properties of Lambda, Xi, and Omega in midrapidity Au+Au collisions at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at root s(NN)=200 GeV. The yield of...
$\bar d$ and $^3$He production in $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 130 GeV Au + Au collisions (2007)
Adler, C., Ahammed, Z., Allgower, C., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., Anderson, M., ...
The first measurements of light antinucleus production in Au+Au collisions at RHIC are reported. The observed production rates for antideuterons and antihelions are much larger than in lower energy...
Midrapidity Antiproton-to-Proton Ratio from Au + Au Collisions at $\sqrt{S_{NN}}$ = 130 GeV (2007)
Adler, C., Ahammed, Z., Allgower, C., Anderson, M., Averichev, G.S., Balewski, J., ...
Elliptic flow in Au + Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 130 GeV (2007)
Ackermann, K.H., Adams, N., Adler, C., Ahammed, Z., Ahmad, S., Allgower, C., ...
Multi-strange baryon elliptic flow in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$= 200 GeV (2007)
Adams, J., M. Aggarwal, M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., D. Anderson, B., Arkhipkin, D., ...
We report on the first measurement of elliptic flow $v_2(p_T)$ of multi-strange baryons $\Xi+\bar{Xi}$ and $\Omega+\bar{Omega} in heavy-ion collisions. In minimum bias Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)...
I. Abelev, B., M. Aggarwal, M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., D. Anderson, B., Anderson, M., ...
We report a measurement of the longitudinal double-spin asymmetry A(LL) and the differential cross section for inclusive midrapidity jet production in polarized proton collisions at s=200 GeV. The...
Polarized radio emission from a magnetar (2007)
Kramer, M., Stappers, B. W., Jessner, A., Lyne, A. G., Jordan, C. A.
We present polarization observations of the radio emitting magnetar AXP J1810-197. Using simultaneous multi-frequency observations performed at 1.4, 4.9 and 8.4 GHz, we obtained polarization...
Neutral Kaon Interferometry in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV (2007)
Abelev, B.I., M. Aggarwal, M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., D. Anderson, B., Anderson, M., ...
We present the first statistically meaningful results from two-K0s interferometry in heavy-ion collisions. A model that takes the effect of the strong interaction into account has been used to fit...
Upper limits on gravitational wave emission from 78 radio pulsars (2007)
We present upper limits on the gravitational wave emission from 78 radio pulsars based on data from the third and fourth science runs of the LIGO and GEO600 gravitational wave detectors. The data...
Proton-Lambda correlations in central Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{^{s}NN}$=200 GeV (2007)
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M.M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B.D., Arkhipkin, D., ...
We report on p-$\lambda$,p-$\lambdabar$,$\pbar$-$\lambda, and - correlation functions constructed in central Au-Au collisions at $\sqrt{^{s}NN}$=200 GeV by the STAR experiment at RHIC. The proton and...
LOFAR: A powerful tool for pulsar studies (2007)
Stappers, B. W., Kramer, M., Stinebring, D., Hessels, J.
The LOw Frequency ARray, LOFAR, will have the sensitivity, bandwidth, frequency range and processing power to revolutionise low-frequency pulsar studies. We present results of simulations that...
Scaling properties of hyperon production in Au+Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV (2007)
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...
We present the scaling properties of Lambda, Xi, and Omega in midrapidity Au+Au collisions at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at root s(NN)=200 GeV. The yield of...
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...
Measurements of two-particle correlations on transverse momentum p(t) for Au-Au collisions at root s(NN) = 130 GeV are presented. Significant large-momentum-scale correlations are observed for...
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...
We present the first study of the energy dependence of pt angular correlations inferred from event-wisemean transversemomentum < p(t)> fluctuations in heavy ion collisions. We compare our...
Abelev, B. I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., ...
We determine rapidity asymmetry in the production of charged pions, protons, and antiprotons for large transverse momentum (p(T)) for d+Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV. The rapidity asymmetry is...
Strange particle production in p+p collisions at root s=200 GeV (2007)
Abelev, B. I., Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., ...
We present strange particle spectra and yields measured at midrapidity in root s = 200 GeV proton-proton (p + p) collisions at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). We find that the...
Delta phi Delta eta correlations in central Au plus Au collisions at root S-NN = 200 GeV (2007)
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...
We report charged particle pair correlation analyses in the space of Delta phi (azimuth) and Delta eta (pseudorapidity), for central Au+Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV in the STAR detector. The...
Scaling properties of hyperon production in Au+Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV (2007)
Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...
We present the scaling properties of Lambda, Xi, and Omega in midrapidity Au+Au collisions at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at root s(NN)=200 GeV. The yield of...