Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- 1 The discovery of pulsars
- 2 Neutron stars
- 3 Telescopes and techniques
- 4 The distances of the pulsars
- 5 Pulsar timing
- 6 Timing and astrometry of binary pulsars
- 7 Timing irregularities
- 8 The Galactic population of pulsars
- 9 The Crab and Vela Pulsars
- 10 Other young pulsars
- 11 Millisecond and binary pulsars
- 12 Accretion-powered X-ray pulsars
- 13 Magnetars
- 14 Supernovae and their remnants
- 15 Integrated pulse profiles
- 16 Individual pulses
- 17 Location of emitting regions
- 18 Radiation processes
- 19 The emission mechanisms
- 20 Interstellar scintillation and scattering
- 21 The interstellar magnetic field
- 22 Achievements and prospects
- References
- Index
16 Individual pulses
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- 1 The discovery of pulsars
- 2 Neutron stars
- 3 Telescopes and techniques
- 4 The distances of the pulsars
- 5 Pulsar timing
- 6 Timing and astrometry of binary pulsars
- 7 Timing irregularities
- 8 The Galactic population of pulsars
- 9 The Crab and Vela Pulsars
- 10 Other young pulsars
- 11 Millisecond and binary pulsars
- 12 Accretion-powered X-ray pulsars
- 13 Magnetars
- 14 Supernovae and their remnants
- 15 Integrated pulse profiles
- 16 Individual pulses
- 17 Location of emitting regions
- 18 Radiation processes
- 19 The emission mechanisms
- 20 Interstellar scintillation and scattering
- 21 The interstellar magnetic field
- 22 Achievements and prospects
- References
- Index
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- Pulsar Astronomy , pp. 230 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012