Determining the rotation direction in pulsars

Interstellar magnetic fields determined from pulsar polarimetry in the GHz-band may be biased by mechanical-optical rotation in pulsars’ magnetospheres. Here the authors show how observations at sub-GHz frequencies can be used to resolve such a bias and determine pulsar rotation directions.

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Auteurs principaux: Renaud Gueroult, Yuan Shi, Jean-Marcel Rax, Nathaniel J. Fisch
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/16cb645ade5c492783d0c1f9936f10cf
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Résumé:Interstellar magnetic fields determined from pulsar polarimetry in the GHz-band may be biased by mechanical-optical rotation in pulsars’ magnetospheres. Here the authors show how observations at sub-GHz frequencies can be used to resolve such a bias and determine pulsar rotation directions.