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8 - Pulse Profiles

from Part II - Observed Physical Characteristics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2022

Andrew Lyne ,
Francis Graham-Smith  and
Benjamin Stappers
Andrew Lyne
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Francis Graham-Smith
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Benjamin Stappers
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
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Summary

Most of our understanding of the location and nature of the beamed emission comes from the pulse profiles, which are available over the whole electromagnetic spectrum. The radio profiles are the most detailed, with observations of polarisation, width and components.

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High-energy pulse profilesPolar capOuter gapRadio profilesWidthsFrequency dependenceCoresConesBeam shapesPolarisationMillisecond pulsars
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Pulsar Astronomy , pp. 121 - 138
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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