A millisecond pulsar in an extremely wide binary system

Bassa, C. G.; Janssen, G. H.; Stappers, B. W.; Tauris, T. M.; Wevers, T.; Jonker, P. G.; Lentati, L.; Verbiest, J. P.W.; Desvignes, G.; Graikou, E.; Guillemot, L.; Freire, P. C.C.; Lazarus, P.; Caballero, R. N.; Champion, D. J.; Cognard, I.; Jessner, A.; Jordan, C.; Karuppusamy, R.; Kramer, M.; Lazaridis, K.; Lee, K. J.; Liu, K.; Lyne, A. G.; McKee, J.; Osłowski, S.; Perrodin, D.; Sanidas, S.; Shaifullah, G.; Smits, R.; Theureau, G.; Tiburzi, C.; Zhu, W. W.

doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1134

Profile changes associated with dispersion measure events in PSR J1713+0747 (2021)
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Lin, F. X., Lin, H. H., Luo, J., Main, R., McKee, J., Pen, U. L., …van Kerkwijk, M. H. (2021). Profile changes associated with dispersion measure events in PSR J1713+0747. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 508(1), 1115-1127. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2529

Propagation effects in the interstellar medium and intrinsic profile changes can cause variability in the timing of pulsars, which limits the accuracy of fundamental science done via pulsar timing. One of the best timing pulsars, PSR J1713+0747, has... Read More about Profile changes associated with dispersion measure events in PSR J1713+0747.

Pulsars with NenuFAR: Backend and pipelines (2021)
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Bondonneau, L., Grießmeier, J. M., Theureau, G., Cognard, I., Brionne, M., Kondratiev, V., …Tasse, C. (2021). Pulsars with NenuFAR: Backend and pipelines. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 652, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039339

Context. NenuFAR (New extension in Nançay upgrading LOFAR) is a new radio telescope developed and built on the site of the Nançay Radio Observatory. It is designed to observe the largely unexplored frequency window from 10 to 85 MHz, offering a high... Read More about Pulsars with NenuFAR: Backend and pipelines.

Refined mass and geometric measurements of the high-mass PSR J0740+6620 (2021)
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Fonseca, E., Cromartie, H. T., Pennucci, T. T., Ray, P. S., Kirichenko, A. Y., Ransom, S. M., …Zhu, W. W. (2021). Refined mass and geometric measurements of the high-mass PSR J0740+6620. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 915(1), Article L12. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac03b8

We report results from continued timing observations of PSR J0740+6620, a high-mass, 2.8 ms radio pulsar in orbit with a likely ultracool white dwarf companion. Our data set consists of combined pulse arrival-time measurements made with the 100 m Gre... Read More about Refined mass and geometric measurements of the high-mass PSR J0740+6620.

The CHIME Pulsar Project: System Overview (2021)
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Amiri, M., Bandura, K. M., Boyle, P. J., Brar, C., Cliche, J. F., Crowter, K., …Wang, X. (2021). The CHIME Pulsar Project: System Overview. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 255(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/abfdcb

We present the design, implementation, and performance of the digital pulsar observing system constructed for the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME). Using accelerated computing, this system processes independent, digitally steere... Read More about The CHIME Pulsar Project: System Overview.

Dispersion measure variability for 36 millisecond pulsars at 150 MHz with LOFAR (2020)
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Donner, J. Y., Verbiest, J. P., Tiburzi, C., Osłowski, S., Künsemöller, J., Bak Nielsen, A. S., …Vocks, C. (2020). Dispersion measure variability for 36 millisecond pulsars at 150 MHz with LOFAR. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 644, Article A153. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039517

Context. Radio pulses from pulsars are affected by plasma dispersion, which results in a frequency-dependent propagation delay. Variations in the magnitude of this effect lead to an additional source of red noise in pulsar timing experiments, includi... Read More about Dispersion measure variability for 36 millisecond pulsars at 150 MHz with LOFAR.

A precise mass measurement of PSR J2045 + 3633 (2020)
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McKee, J. W., Freire, P. C., Berezina, M., Champion, D. J., Cognard, I., Graikou, E., …Theureau, G. (2020). A precise mass measurement of PSR J2045 + 3633. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499(3), 4082-4096. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2994

We present the results of a timing analysis undertaken with the goal of obtaining an improved mass measurement of the recycled pulsar J2045 + 3633. Using regular high-cadence observations with the Effelsberg, Nançay, and Lovell radio telescopes, toge... Read More about A precise mass measurement of PSR J2045 + 3633.

Measuring interstellar delays of PSR J0613-0200 over 7 yr, using the Large European Array for Pulsars (2020)
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Main, R. A., Sanidas, S. A., Antoniadis, J., Bassa, C., Chen, S., Cognard, I., …Zhu, W. W. (2020). Measuring interstellar delays of PSR J0613-0200 over 7 yr, using the Large European Array for Pulsars. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499(1), 1468-1479. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2955

Using data from the Large European Array for Pulsars, and the Effelsberg telescope, we study the scintillation parameters of the millisecond pulsar PSR J0613-0200 over a 7 yr timespan. The 'secondary spectrum' - the 2D power spectrum of scintillation... Read More about Measuring interstellar delays of PSR J0613-0200 over 7 yr, using the Large European Array for Pulsars.

A pulsar-based time-scale from the International Pulsar Timing Array (2019)
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Hobbs, G., Guo, L., Caballero, R. N., Coles, W., Lee, K. J., Manchester, R. N., …Zhu, X. J. (2020). A pulsar-based time-scale from the International Pulsar Timing Array. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 491(4), 5951-5965. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz3071

We have constructed a new time-scale, TT(IPTA16), based on observations of radio pulsars presented in the first data release from the International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA). We used two analysis techniques with independent estimates of the noise mo... Read More about A pulsar-based time-scale from the International Pulsar Timing Array.

The International Pulsar Timing Array: second data release (2019)
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Perera, B. B., DeCesar, M. E., Demorest, P. B., Kerr, M., Lentati, L., Nice, D. J., …Zhu, X. J. (2019). The International Pulsar Timing Array: second data release. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 490(4), 4666-4687. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2857

In this paper, we describe the International Pulsar Timing Array second data release, which includes recent pulsar timing data obtained by three regional consortia: the European Pulsar Timing Array, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravit... Read More about The International Pulsar Timing Array: second data release.

A detailed study of giant pulses from PSR B1937+21 using the Large European Array for Pulsars (2018)
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McKee, J. W., Stappers, B. W., Bassa, C. G., Chen, S., Cognard, I., Gaikwad, M., …Zhu, W. W. (2019). A detailed study of giant pulses from PSR B1937+21 using the Large European Array for Pulsars. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 483(4), 4784-4802. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3058

We have studied 4265 giant pulses (GPs) from the millisecond pulsar B1937+21; the largest-ever sample gathered for this pulsar, in observations made with the Large European Array for Pulsars. The pulse energy distribution of GPs associated with the i... Read More about A detailed study of giant pulses from PSR B1937+21 using the Large European Array for Pulsars.

Tests of gravitational symmetries with pulsar binary J1713+0747 (2018)
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Zhu, W. W., Desvignes, G., Wex, N., Caballero, R. N., Champion, D. J., Demorest, P. B., …Tiburzi, C. (2019). Tests of gravitational symmetries with pulsar binary J1713+0747. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482(3), 3249-3260. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2905

Symmetries play a fundamental role in modern theories of gravity. The strong equivalence principle (SEP) constitutes a collection of gravitational symmetries which are all implemented by general relativity. Alternative theories, however, are generall... Read More about Tests of gravitational symmetries with pulsar binary J1713+0747.

Studying the Solar system with the International Pulsar Timing Array (2018)
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Caballero, R. N., Guo, Y. J., Lee, K. J., Lazarus, P., Champion, D. J., Desvignes, G., …Zhu, W. W. (2018). Studying the Solar system with the International Pulsar Timing Array. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 481(4), 5501-5516. https://doi.org/10.1093/MNRAS/STY2632

Pulsar-timing analyses are sensitive to errors in the Solar-system ephemerides (SSEs) that timing models utilize to estimate the location of the Solar-system barycentre, the quasi-inertial reference frame to which all recorded pulse times-of-arrival... Read More about Studying the Solar system with the International Pulsar Timing Array.

Improving timing sensitivity in the microhertz frequency regime: limits from PSR J1713+0747 on gravitational waves produced by supermassive black hole binaries (2018)
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Perera, B. B., Stappers, B. W., Babak, S., Keith, M. J., Antoniadis, J., Bassa, C. G., …Taylor, S. R. (2018). Improving timing sensitivity in the microhertz frequency regime: limits from PSR J1713+0747 on gravitational waves produced by supermassive black hole binaries. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 478(1), 218-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1116

We search for continuous gravitational waves (CGWs) produced by individual supermassive black hole binaries in circular orbits using high-cadence timing observations of PSR J1713+0747. We observe this millisecond pulsar using the telescopes in the Eu... Read More about Improving timing sensitivity in the microhertz frequency regime: limits from PSR J1713+0747 on gravitational waves produced by supermassive black hole binaries.

Temporal variations in scattering and dispersion measure in the Crab Pulsar and their effect on timing precision (2018)
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McKee, J. W., Lyne, A. G., Stappers, B. W., Bassa, C. G., & Jordan, C. A. (2018). Temporal variations in scattering and dispersion measure in the Crab Pulsar and their effect on timing precision. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 479(3), 4216-4224. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1727

We have measured variations in scattering time-scales in the Crab Pulsar over a 30-yr period, using observations made at 610 MHz with the 42-ft telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Over more recent years, where regular Lovell Telescope observations... Read More about Temporal variations in scattering and dispersion measure in the Crab Pulsar and their effect on timing precision.

The beamformer and correlator for the Large European Array for Pulsars (2017)
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Smits, R., Bassa, C. G., Janssen, G. H., Karuppusamy, R., Kramer, M., Lee, K. J., …Zhu, W. W. (2017). The beamformer and correlator for the Large European Array for Pulsars. Astronomy and Computing, 19, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ascom.2017.02.002

The Large European Array for Pulsars combines Europe's largest radio telescopes to form a tied-array telescope that provides high signal-to-noise observations of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) with the objective to increase the sensitivity of detecting l... Read More about The beamformer and correlator for the Large European Array for Pulsars.

Timing of 29 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey (2017)
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Lyne, A. G., Stappers, B. W., Bogdanov, S., Ferdman, R. D., Freire, P. C., Kaspi, V. M., …Machenschalk, B. (2017). Timing of 29 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey. The Astrophysical journal, 834(2), Article 137. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/834/2/137

We report on the discovery and timing observations of 29 distant long-period pulsars found in the ongoing Arecibo L-band Feed Array pulsar survey. Following discovery with the Arecibo Telescope, confirmation and timing observations of these pulsars o... Read More about Timing of 29 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey.

Variability, polarimetry, and timing properties of single pulses from PSR J1713+0747 using the Large European Array for Pulsars (2016)
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Liu, K., Bassa, C. G., Janssen, G. H., Karuppusamy, R., McKee, J., Kramer, M., …Zhu, W. W. (2016). Variability, polarimetry, and timing properties of single pulses from PSR J1713+0747 using the Large European Array for Pulsars. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463(3), 3239-3248. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2223

Single pulses preserve information about the pulsar radio emission and propagation in the pulsar magnetosphere, and understanding the behaviour of their variability is essential for estimating the fundamental limit on the achievable pulsar timing pre... Read More about Variability, polarimetry, and timing properties of single pulses from PSR J1713+0747 using the Large European Array for Pulsars.

21 year timing of the black-widow pulsar J2051-0827 (2016)
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Shaifullah, G., Verbiest, J. P., Freire, P. C., Tauris, T. M., Wex, N., Oslowski, S., …Tiburzi, C. (2016). 21 year timing of the black-widow pulsar J2051-0827. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(1), 1029-1038. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1737

Timing results for the black-widow pulsar J2051-0827 are presented, using a 21 year data set from four European Pulsar Timing Array telescopes and the Parkes radio telescope. This data set, which is the longest published to date for a black-widow sys... Read More about 21 year timing of the black-widow pulsar J2051-0827.

A glitch in the millisecond pulsar J0613-0200 (2016)
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McKee, J. W., Janssen, G. H., Stappers, B. W., Lyne, A. G., Caballero, R. N., Lentati, L., …Verbiest, J. P. (2016). A glitch in the millisecond pulsar J0613-0200. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 461(3), 2809-2817. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1442

We present evidence for a small glitch in the spin evolution of the millisecond pulsar J0613-0200, using the EPTA Data Release 1.0, combined with Jodrell Bank analogue filterbank times of arrival (TOAs) recorded with the Lovell telescope and Effelsbe... Read More about A glitch in the millisecond pulsar J0613-0200.

A millisecond pulsar in an extremely wide binary system (2016)
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Bassa, C. G., Janssen, G. H., Stappers, B. W., Tauris, T. M., Wevers, T., Jonker, P. G., …Zhu, W. W. (2016). A millisecond pulsar in an extremely wide binary system. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460(2), 2207-2222. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1134

We report on 22 yr of radio timing observations of the millisecond pulsar J1024-0719 by the telescopes participating in the European Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA). These observations reveal a significant second derivative of the pulsar spin frequency an... Read More about A millisecond pulsar in an extremely wide binary system.

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