The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere

Pulsar timing has enabled some of the strongest tests of fundamental physics. Central to the technique is the assumption that the detected radio pulses can be used to accurately measure the rotation of the pulsar. Here, we report on a broadband variation in the pulse profile of the millisecond pulsa...

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Main Authors: Shannon, Ryan, Lentati, L., Kerr, M., Bailes, M., Bhat, N., Coles, W., Dai, S., Dempsey, J., Hobbs, G., Keith, M., Lasky, P., Levin, Y., Manchester, R., Oslowski, S., Ravi, V., Reardon, D., Rosado, P., Spiewak, R., Van Straten, W., Toomey, L., Wang, J., Wen, L., You, X., Zhu, X.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8923
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author Shannon, Ryan
Lentati, L.
Kerr, M.
Bailes, M.
Bhat, N.
Coles, W.
Dai, S.
Dempsey, J.
Hobbs, G.
Keith, M.
Lasky, P.
Levin, Y.
Manchester, R.
Oslowski, S.
Ravi, V.
Reardon, D.
Rosado, P.
Spiewak, R.
Van Straten, W.
Toomey, L.
Wang, J.
Wen, L.
You, X.
Zhu, X.
author_facet Shannon, Ryan
Lentati, L.
Kerr, M.
Bailes, M.
Bhat, N.
Coles, W.
Dai, S.
Dempsey, J.
Hobbs, G.
Keith, M.
Lasky, P.
Levin, Y.
Manchester, R.
Oslowski, S.
Ravi, V.
Reardon, D.
Rosado, P.
Spiewak, R.
Van Straten, W.
Toomey, L.
Wang, J.
Wen, L.
You, X.
Zhu, X.
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description Pulsar timing has enabled some of the strongest tests of fundamental physics. Central to the technique is the assumption that the detected radio pulses can be used to accurately measure the rotation of the pulsar. Here, we report on a broadband variation in the pulse profile of the millisecond pulsar J1643−1224. A new component of emission suddenly appears in the pulse profile, decays over four months, and results in a permanently modified pulse shape. Profile variations such as these may be the origin of timing noise observed in other millisecond pulsars. The sensitivity of pulsar-timing observations to gravitational radiation can be increased by accounting for this variability.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-89232017-09-13T14:33:46Z The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere Shannon, Ryan Lentati, L. Kerr, M. Bailes, M. Bhat, N. Coles, W. Dai, S. Dempsey, J. Hobbs, G. Keith, M. Lasky, P. Levin, Y. Manchester, R. Oslowski, S. Ravi, V. Reardon, D. Rosado, P. Spiewak, R. Van Straten, W. Toomey, L. Wang, J. Wen, L. You, X. Zhu, X. Pulsar timing has enabled some of the strongest tests of fundamental physics. Central to the technique is the assumption that the detected radio pulses can be used to accurately measure the rotation of the pulsar. Here, we report on a broadband variation in the pulse profile of the millisecond pulsar J1643−1224. A new component of emission suddenly appears in the pulse profile, decays over four months, and results in a permanently modified pulse shape. Profile variations such as these may be the origin of timing noise observed in other millisecond pulsars. The sensitivity of pulsar-timing observations to gravitational radiation can be increased by accounting for this variability. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8923 10.3847/2041-8205/828/1/L1 Institute of Physics Publishing unknown
spellingShingle Shannon, Ryan
Lentati, L.
Kerr, M.
Bailes, M.
Bhat, N.
Coles, W.
Dai, S.
Dempsey, J.
Hobbs, G.
Keith, M.
Lasky, P.
Levin, Y.
Manchester, R.
Oslowski, S.
Ravi, V.
Reardon, D.
Rosado, P.
Spiewak, R.
Van Straten, W.
Toomey, L.
Wang, J.
Wen, L.
You, X.
Zhu, X.
The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere
title The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere
title_full The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere
title_fullStr The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere
title_full_unstemmed The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere
title_short The disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere
title_sort disturbance of a millisecond pulsar magnetosphere
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8923