We present polarisation observations of five pulsars whose profiles exhibit two distinct emission regions separated by close to 180 degrees of longitude. We fitted the position angle of the linear polarisation using the rotating vector model and convincingly show that all the pulsars have the angle between their magnetic and rotation axes close to 90 degrees. The simplest interpretation of the results is that we see `main pulse' emission from one pole and `interpulse' emission from the opposite pole. We have attempted to produce emission maps of the magnetosphere above the polar caps for each pulsar and find that the maps support the view that the emission region in pulsars is complex, even when the profile appears simple. For three pulsars, we can derive emission heights and polar maps which are consistent with emission regions located symmetrically about the magnetic axis and confined to the open field lines. For two pulsars, we find that either the emission arises from `closed' field lines or that the profiles are highly asymmetric with respect to the magnetic axis.
Single Pulse Dispersion Measure of the Crab Pulsar
本文研究了利用蟹状星云脉冲星的亮单脉冲分别确定主脉冲和脉冲间分量的色散测度。我们开发了两种方法,使用交叉关联函数(CCF)。第一种方法计算64个频率通道中的每一个与参考通道的总强度的CCF,并将最大相关的时间滞后转换为DM。第二种方法分别计算每个单独的亮脉冲的每对通道之间的CCF,并从所有通道对DM的分布中提取平均DM。这两种方法都能以优于10^-5的相对不确定度确定DM,并为最佳拟合值的不确定度提供稳健的估计。我们发现DM之间的差异,主脉冲,低频间脉冲,和高频间脉冲使用这两种方法在4至6 GHz的频率范围内。Hankins等人(2016年)对高频间脉冲进行的早期观测得出DM_HFIP-DM_MP为0.010 +- 0.016 pc cm^-3。我们的结果表明,DM_HFIP-DM_MP为0.0127 +- 0.0011 pc cm^-3(DM_comp为各个发射成分的DM值),这证实了先前用独立方法得到的结果。在我们的研究中,我们还发现了高频脉冲间的单个脉冲的亮度与它们的DM之间的关系。我们还讨论了所发展的方法在快速射电暴中子结构识别中的应用。
Magnetospheric birefringence breaks the rotating-vector model and depolarises X-ray pulsars
University College London(伦敦大学学院);University of Oxford(牛津大学);University of Turku(图尔库大学);University of Hertfordshire(赫特福德大学);University of Padova(帕多瓦大学)
PSR B0826-34: Sometimes a rotating radio transient
我们报告的检测零星的,强的单脉冲共存的周期性弱发射的弱模式的PSR B 0826 -34的持续时间。这些脉冲的强度和持续时间与强模中的子脉冲相当,并且这些脉冲分布在强模平均轮廓的主脉冲和脉冲间的相位范围内。这些结果表明,在脉冲星的弱模状态期间,最有可能是零星的,非常短的时间尺度的强模发射开启。PSR B 0826 -34在弱模状态下的强脉冲爆发的发射特征与旋转射电瞬变(RRAT)相似。PSR B 0826 -34是已知的第二颗在脉冲星和RRAT模式之间振荡的脉冲星。
Ultra-Wideband Polarimetry of the April 2021 Profile Change Event in PSR J1713+0747
Macquarie University(麦考瑞大学);Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO(澳大利亚望远镜国家设施,CSIRO);Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院新疆天文台);School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University(蒙纳士大学物理与天文学学院);Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory(海军研究实验室空间科学部);Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology(斯威本科技大学天体物理学与超级计算中心)