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Millisecond pulsars: Timekeepers of the cosmosA brief discussion on the characteristics of pulsars is given followed by a review of millisecond pulsar discoveries including the very first, PRS B1937+21, discovered in 1982. Methods of timing millisecond pulsars and the accuracy of millisecond pulsars as clocks are discussed. Possible reasons for the pulse residuals, or differences between the observed and predicted pulse arrival times for millisecond pulsars, are given.
Document ID
19950045670
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kaspi, Victoria M.
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: Sky & Telescope
Volume: 89
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0037-6604
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
95A77269
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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