Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy (Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers, Series Number 4). Cet article n’est pas disponible.Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy (Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers, Series Number 4)

Radio pulsars are rapidly rotating highly magnetized neutron stars. Studies of these fascinating objects have provided applications in solid-state physics, general relativity, galactic astronomy, astrometry, planetary physics and even cosmology. Most of these applications and much of what we know about neutron stars are derived from single-dish radio observations using state-of-the-art receivers and data acquisition systems. This comprehensive 2004 book is a unique resource that brings together the key observational techniques, background information and a review of results, including the discovery of a double pulsar system. Useful software tools are provided which can be used to analyse example data, made available on a related website. This work will be of great value not only to graduate students but also to researchers wishing to carry out and interpret a wide variety of radio pulsar observations.

Duncan Lorimer is a Senior Royal Society Research Fellow, at Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester. Michael Kramer is a Reader in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester.