Pulsars and neutron stars

Pulsars and Neutron Stars
The aim of this wikibooks is to create a book describing theoretical and observational aspects of pulsar astronomy.

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Introduction

 * 1) /Introduction/
 * 2) /History of pulsar discoveries/
 * 3) /History of telescopes and instrumentation/
 * 4) /History of data processing/
 * 5) /History of observational results/
 * 6) /History of applications of pulsars/
 * 7) /History of the theoretical understanding of pulsars/ (not started)
 * 8) /Pulsar people/
 * 9) /Key discoveries and the literature/
 * 10) /Mistakes and red herrings in pulsar research/

Neutron stars and pulsars

 * 1) /Neutron star properties/
 * 2) /Pulsar properties/
 * 3) /The pulsar population/
 * 4) /Individual pulsars/
 * 5) /Related objects/

Observing pulsars, accessing data files and useful software

 * 1) /Observing pulsars/
 * 2) /Telescopes involved in pulsar research/
 * 3) /Accessing and processing pulsar data sets/
 * 4) /Publically available pulsar software/

Pulse profiles

 * 1) /Pulse profiles/
 * 2) /Analysing single pulses/
 * 3) /Pulse emission/

From the pulsar to the Earth

 * 1) /The interstellar medium/
 * 2) /The Sun and interplanetary medium/
 * 3) /Pulsar rotation measures/

Pulsar searching

 * 1) /Searching for pulsars/
 * 2) /Summary of surveys/

The pulsar timing method

 * 1) /Overview of the pulsar timing method/
 * 2) /Modelling timing residuals/
 * 3) /Noise in pulsar timing residuals/

Using pulsars

 * 1) /Searching for gravitational waves/
 * 2) /Pulsar based time standards/
 * 3) /Using pulsar timing to study (and navigate) the solar system/
 * 4) /Testing theories of gravity/
 * 5) /Pulsars in globular clusters/
 * 6) /Pulsar planets/

Pulsar glitches and the interior of neutron stars

 * 1) /Pulsar glitches/
 * 2) /The neutron star interior/

Statistical analysis and numerical recipes

 * 1) /Statistical and analysis methods for pulsar research/
 * 2) /Coordinate systems and reference frames/
 * 3) /Useful parameters and constants/

Education and outreach

 * 1) /Education and outreach/
 * 2) /Tutorials and worksheets/
 * 3) /Unsolved problems/ (not started)

Manuals and computing

 * 1) /Tempo2 manual/ (not started)
 * 2) /Temponest manual/
 * 3) /ptaSimulate manual/
 * 4) /Introduction to C for pulsar astronomers/
 * 5) /Introduction to Julia for pulsar astronomers/
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