Pulsar astronomy
Abstract
A general discussion of pulsars is presented. The circumstances of the discovery of pulsars are recounted, and an overview of pulsar astrophysics is given. Search techniques, distances, pulse timing, the Galactic population of pulsars, the geometry and physics of the emission regions, and applications to the interstellar medium are discussed. An up-to-date catalog of all known pulsars is included.
- Publication:
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Cambridge Astrophysics Series
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990puas.book.....L
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Interstellar Magnetic Fields;
- Milky Way Galaxy;
- Neutron Stars;
- Pulsars;
- X Ray Binaries;
- Radio Astronomy;
- Stellar Oscillations;
- Stellar Structure;
- Supernovae;
- Astrophysics;
- PULSARS;
- PULSARS;
- STARS;
- BINARY