Optical pulsations from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937 (2009)
Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Littlefair, S. P., Copperwheat, C. M., Kerry, P., Dib, R., ...
We present high-speed optical photometry of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937 obtained with ULTRACAM on the 8.2-m Very Large Telescope in June 2007. We detect 1E 1048.1-5937 at a magnitude of...
Fermi large area telescope observations of the Vela pulsar (2009)
Abdo, A. A., Ackermann, M., Atwood, W. B., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., ...
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...
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...
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...
Hartog, P.R. Den, Kuiper, L., Hermsen, W., Kaspi, V.M., Dib, R., Knödlseder, J., ...
4U 0142+61 is one of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars exhibiting hard X-ray emission above 10 keV discovered with INTEGRAL. In this paper we present detailed spectral and temporal characteristics both in...
A search for single radio pulses and bursts from southern AXPs (2008)
Crawford, F., Hessels, J.W.T., Kaspi, V.M.
We observed four southern AXPs in 1999 near 1400 MHz with the Parkes 64-m radio telescope to search for periodic radio emission. No Fourier candidates were discovered in the initial analysis, but the...
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...
Giant Micropulses From Psr (2007)
Gamma Anderson Jenet, S. B. Anderson, F. A. Jenet, V. M. Kaspi, T. A. Prince, S. C. Unwin
Introduction Although individual radio pulses from pulsars vary in amplitude from pulse to pulse, their height distribution in general does not extend to amplitudes more than 10 times the mean. Two...
Radio Pulse Properties of the Millisecond Pulsar PSR (2007)
Gamma Observations At, F. Jenet, S. B. Anderson, V. M. Kaspi, T. A. Prince, S. C. Unwin
We present a total of 48 minutes of observations of the nearby, bright millisecond pulsar PSR J0437\Gamma4715 taken at the Parkes radio observatory in Australia. The data were obtained at a central...
A Search for Pulsar Companions to OB Runaway Stars (2007)
Sayer Joseph, D. J. Nice, V. M. Kaspi
We have searched for radio pulsar companions to 40 nearby OB runaway stars. Observations were made at 575 and 770 MHz with the NRAO 140 ft telescope. The survey was sensitive to long-period pulsars...
On the Wind from the SMC B1V Companion to PSR (2007)
Gamma Kaspi, V. M. Kaspi, T. M. Tauris, R. N. Manchester
We report on multi-frequency radio timing observations of the unique binary pulsar PSR J0045\Gamma7319, the only known radio pulsar in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Observations made at epochs near...
Timing Observations Of The Smc Binary Psr (2007)
Gamma Kaspi, V. M. Kaspi, R. N. Manchester, M. Bailes, J. F. Bell
. We describe radio timing observations of the binary pulsar PSR J0045\Gamma7319 made over the past 3.3 yr. We show that a simple timing model involving a standard Keplerian orbit well-describes the...
A Search for Radio Pulsars in Southern Supernova Remnants (2007)
V. M. Kaspi, R. N. Manchester, S. Johnston, A. G. Lyne
We have searched 40 southern Galactic supernova remnants for radio pulsars at 436, 660, and 1520 MHz. Our survey covered each target remnant in its entirety and was sensitive to pulsars with minimum...
Gamma Lyne, A. G. Lyne, V. M. Kaspi, M. Bailes, R. N. Manchester, H. Taylor
One of the largest known glitches has been detected in the young pulsar PSR B1757\Gamma24. The glitch occurred around MJD 49476 and was characterized by a fractional increase in rotation rate of 2...
Discovery of the Young, Energetic Radio Pulsar PSR J1105-6107 (2007)
V. M. Kaspi, M. Bailes, R. N. Manchester, J. S. Sandhu, J. Navarro
We report the discovery and follow-up timing observations of the 63 ms radio pulsar, PSR J1105\Gamma6107. The pulsar is young, having a characteristic age of only 63 kyr and, from its dispersion...
Ipac Caltech, V. M. Kaspi, M. Tavani, F. Nagase, M. Hirayama, M. Hoshino, ...
We report on results of X-ray observations of the unique radio pulsar/Be star binary PSR B1259\Gamma63, obtained using the ASCA satellite two weeks before, during, and two weeks after the...
RXTE Absolute Timing Results for the Pulsars B1821-24 and B1509-58 (2007)
A. H. Rots, K. Jahoda, D. J. Macomb, N. Kawai, Y. Saito, V. M. Kaspi, ...
Observations with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer and the Jodrell Bank, Parkes, and Green Bank telescopes have enabled us to determine the time delay between radio and X-ray pulses in the two...
Psr J0045--7319: A Dual-Line Binary Radio Pulsar (2007)
J. F. Bell, Bell Bessell, M. Bailes, V. M. Kaspi
Binary radio pulsars are superb tools for mapping binary orbits, because of the precision of the pulse timing method (e.g Taylor & Weisberg 1989). To date, all orbital parameters for binary...
High-Precision Timing Of Millisecond Pulsars And Precision Astrometry (2007)
. We present the technique of long-term, high-precision timing of millisecond pulsars as applied to precision astrometry. We provide a tutorial on pulsars and pulsar timing, as well as up-to-date...
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The American Astronomical, F. A. Jenet, S. B. Anderson, V. M. Kaspi, T. A. Prince, S. C. Unwin
We present a total of 48 minutes of observations of the nearby, bright millisecond pulsar PSR J0437[4715 taken at the Parkes Observatory in Australia. The data were obtained at a central radio...
A Search for Single Radio Pulses and Bursts from Southern AXPs (2007)
Crawford, F., Hessels, J. W. T., Kaspi, V. M.
We observed four southern AXPs in 1999 near 1400 MHz with the Parkes 64-m radio telescope to search for periodic radio emission. No Fourier candidates were discovered in the initial analysis, but the...
Science with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (2007)
Johnston, S., Bailes, Matthew, Bartel, N., Baugh, C., Bientneholz, M., Blake, Christopher J., ...
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2007 Open Access
Science with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (2007)
Johnston, S., Bailes, Matthew, Bartel, N., Baugh, C., Bientneholz, M., Blake, Christopher J., ...
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2007 Open Access
The first multi-wavelength campaign of AXP 4U 0142+61 from radio to hard X-rays (2006)
Hartog, P. R. Den, Kuiper, L., Hermsen, W., Rea, N., Durant, M., Stappers, B., ...
For the first time a quasi-simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign has been performed on an Anomalous X-ray Pulsar from the radio to the hard X-ray band. 4U 0142+61 was an INTEGRAL target for 1 Ms in...
PSR J1119-6127 and the X-ray Emission from High Magnetic Field Radio Pulsars (2006)
Gonzalez, M. E., Kaspi, V. M., Camilo, F., Gaensler, B. M., Pivovaroff, M. J.
The existence of radio pulsars having inferred magnetic fields in the magnetar regime suggests that possible transition objects could be found in the radio pulsar population. The discovery of such an...
Recent Progress on Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (2006)
I review recent observational progress on Anomalous X-ray Pulsars, with an emphasis on timing, variability, and spectra. Highlighted results include the recent timing and flux stabilization of the...
Chandra Monitoring of the Candidate Anomalous X-ray Pulsar AX J1845.0-0258 (2006)
Tam, C. R., Kaspi, V. M., Gaensler, B. M., Gotthelf, E. V.
The population of clearly identified anomalous X-ray pulsars has recently grown to seven, however, one candidate anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) still eludes re-confirmation. Here, we present a set of...
A Survey of 56 Mid-latitude EGRET Error Boxes for Radio Pulsars (2006)
Crawford, F., Roberts, M. S. E., Hessels, J. W. T., Ransom, S. M., Livingstone, M., Tam, C. R., ...
We have conducted a radio pulsar survey of 56 unidentified gamma-ray sources from the 3rd EGRET catalog which are at intermediate Galactic latitudes (5 deg. < |b| < 73 deg.). For each source, four...
Discovery of 14 radio pulsars in a survey of the Magellanic Clouds (2006)
Manchester, R N, Fan, G, Lyne, A G, Kaspi, V M
A systematic survey of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds for radio pulsars using the Parkes radio telescope and the 20-cm multibeam receiver has resulted in the discovery of 14 pulsars and the...
Birth and Evolution of Isolated Radio Pulsars (2005)
We investigate the birth and evolution of Galactic isolated radio pulsars. We begin by estimating their birth space velocity distribution from proper motion measurements of Brisken et al. (2002,...
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...
Observations of PSR J2021+3651 and its X-ray Pulsar Wind Nebula G75.2+0.1 (2004)
Hessels, J. W. T., Roberts, M. S. E., Ransom, S. M., Kaspi, V. M., Romani, R. W., ...
We present results from X-ray and radio observations of the recently discovered young Vela-like pulsar PSR J2021+3651, which is coincident with the EGRET gamma-ray source GeV 2020+3658. A 19.0-ks...
Woods, P. M., Kaspi, V. M., Thompson, C., Gavriil, F. P., Marshall, H. L., Chakrabarty, D., ...
(abridged) An outburst of more than 80 individual bursts, similar to those seen from Soft Gamma Repeaters (SGRs), was detected from the Anomalous X-ray Pulsar (AXP) 1E 2259+586 in 2002 June....
Dynamical Formation of Close Binary Systems in Globular Clusters (2003)
Pooley, D., Lewin, W. H. G., Anderson, S. F., Baumgardt, H., Filippenko, A. V., Gaensler, B. M., ...
We know from observations that globular clusters are very efficient catalysts in forming unusual short-period binary systems or their offspring, such as low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs; neutron stars...
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...
X-ray Detection of Pulsar PSR B1757-24 and its Nebular Tail (2001)
Kaspi, V. M., Gotthelf, E. V., Gaensler, B. M., Lyutikov, M.
We report the first X-ray detection of the radio pulsar PSR B1757-24 using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We detect point-source emission at the pulsar position plus a faint tail extending nearly 20"...
Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Camilo, F., Bell, J. F., Kaspi, V. M., D'Amico, N., ...
The Parkes multibeam pulsar survey is a sensitive survey of a strip along the Galactic plane with |b|
Polarization Properties of Nine Southern Radio Pulsars (2001)
Crawford, F., Manchester, R. N., Kaspi, V. M.
We report on radio polarimetry observations for nine southern pulsars. Six of the nine in the sample are young, with characteristic ages under 100 kyr and high spin-down luminosities. All six show a...
A radio supernova remnant associated with the young pulsar J1119-6127 (2000)
Crawford, Fronefield, Gaensler, B. M., Kaspi, V. M., Manchester, R. N., Camilo, F., Lyne, A. G., ...
We report on Australia Telescope Compact Array observations in the direction of the young high magnetic-field pulsar J1119-6127. In the resulting images we identify a non-thermal radio shell of...
Radio Pulsars in the Magellanic Clouds (2000)
Crawford, F., Kaspi, V. M., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Camilo, F., D'Amico, N.
We report the results of a survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) for radio pulsars conducted with the 20-cm multibeam receiver of the Parkes 64-meter telescope. This survey targeted a more...
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,...