Pulsar Timing with the Fermi LAT

Abstract

We present an overview of precise pulsar timing using data from the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on Fermi. We describe the analysis techniques including a maximum likelihood method for determining pulse times of arrival from unbinned photon data. In addition to determining the spindown behavior of the pulsars and detecting glitches and timing noise, such timing analyses allow the precise determination of the pulsar position, thus enabling detailed multiwavelength follow up.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA538703

Entities

People

  • Damien Parent
  • Matthew Kerr
  • Paul S Ray

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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  • Space

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