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Geodetic Precession in PSR B1534+12

1999/11/11 by I. H. Stairs, S. E. Thorsett, Stairs, I. H. +5
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9911198

4 pages, 2 figures. Corrected a reference. To appear in proceedings of IAU Colloquium 177: Pulsar Astronomy - 2000 and Beyond

arxiv created 1999/11/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We present Arecibo observations of PSR B1534+12 which confirm previous suggestions that the pulse profile is evolving secularly. This effect is similar to that seen in PSR B1913+16, and is almost certainly due to general relativistic precession of the pulsar's spin axis.

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