Geodetic precession in PSR J1141-6545

We present observations that show dramatic evolution of the mean pulse profile of the relativistic binary pulsar J1141--6545 over a period of five years. This is consistent with precession of the pulsar spin axis due to relativistic spin-orbit coupling. Observations made between 1999 and 2004 with a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hotan, Aidan, Bailes, M., Ord, Stephen
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd. 2005
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27921