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Effects of spacetime curvature and rotation on arrival times of pulses from fast pulsars

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/164806· OSTI ID:6399405
General relativistic effects, due to spacetime curvature and rotation, on the arrival times of pulsar signals are investigated using a rotationally perturbed spherical metric. For the millisecond pulsar PSR 1937 + 214, the advancement in arrival time (assuming the usual polar cap model for emission mechanism and a radius-to-frequency mapping) due to these effects is found to be nontrivial. The results are compared with recent multifrequency timing measurements on PSR 1937 + 214, and the implications regarding emission region thickness and emission mechanism for fast pulsars are discussed. 19 references.
Research Organization:
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India
OSTI ID:
6399405
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 311; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English