Precision pulsar timing with the ORT and the GMRT and its applications in pulsar astrophysics

Radio pulsars show remarkable clock-like stability, which make them useful astronomy tools in experiments to test equation of state of neutron stars and detecting gravitational waves using pulsar timing techniques. A brief review of relevant astrophysical experiments is provided in this paper highli...

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Published in:Journal of astrophysics and astronomy 2018-08, Vol.39 (4), p.1-10, Article 51
Main Authors: Joshi, Bhal Chandra, Arumugasamy, Prakash, Bagchi, Manjari, Bandyopadhyay, Debades, Basu, Avishek, Dhanda Batra, Neelam, Bethapudi, Suryarao, Choudhary, Arpita, De, Kishalay, Dey, L., Gopakumar, A., Gupta, Y., Krishnakumar, M. A., Maan, Yogesh, Manoharan, P. K., Naidu, Arun, Nandi, Rana, Pathak, Dhruv, Surnis, Mayuresh, Susobhanan, Abhimanyu
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Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Equations of state
Experiments
Gravitation
Gravitational waves
Neutron stars
Neutrons
Observations and Techniques
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Pulsars
Radio astronomy
Radio telescopes
Review
Telescopes
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Summary:Radio pulsars show remarkable clock-like stability, which make them useful astronomy tools in experiments to test equation of state of neutron stars and detecting gravitational waves using pulsar timing techniques. A brief review of relevant astrophysical experiments is provided in this paper highlighting the current state-of-the-art of these experiments. A program to monitor frequently glitching pulsars with Indian radio telescopes using high cadence observations is presented, with illustrations of glitches detected in this program, including the largest ever glitch in PSR B0531+21. An Indian initiative to discover sub- μ Hz gravitational waves, called Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA), is also described briefly, where time-of-arrival uncertainties and post-fit residuals of the order of μ s are already achievable, comparable to other international pulsar timing array experiments. While timing the glitches and their recoveries are likely to provide constraints on the structure of neutron stars, InPTA will provide upper limits on sub- μ Hz gravitational waves apart from auxiliary pulsar science. Future directions for these experiments are outlined.
ISSN:0250-6335
0973-7758
DOI:10.1007/s12036-018-9549-y