The NANOGrav nine-year data set: Excess noise in millisecond pulsar arrival times

Gravitational wave (GW) astronomy using a pulsar timing array requires high-quality millisecond pulsars (MSPs), correctable interstellar propagation delays, and high-precision measurements of pulse times of arrival. Here we identify noise in timing residuals that exceeds that predicted for arrival t...

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Main Authors: Lam, M., Cordes, J., Chatterjee, S., Arzoumanian, Z., Crowter, K., Demorest, P., Dolch, T., Ellis, J., Ferdman, R., Fonseca, E., Gonzalez, M., Jones, G., Jones, M., Levin, L., Madison, D., McLaughlin, M., Nice, D., Pennucci, T., Ransom, S., Shannon, Ryan, Siemens, X., Stairs, I., Stovall, K., Swiggum, J., Zhu, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50896