Published 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Discovery of a millisecond pulsar

  • 1. Univ. of California, Berkeley

Description

A pulsar with a period of about 1.556 milliseconds has been discovered. The discovery of the pulsar has cleared up the mystery surrounding the enigmatic source, 4C21.53. An exposition of the history of the search process, results from the timing program, the pulse waveform, the distance and the origin of the pulsar are discussed. 33 references, 4 figures

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conf. Proc.
Journal Issue
no.101
Series
AIP Conf. Proc.
ISSN
0094-243X

Conference

Title
Workshop on positron-electron pairs in astrophysics.
Dates
6-8 Jan 1983.
Place
Greenbelt, MD (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16062635
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION SPECTRA; DISTANCE; H2 REGIONS; ORIGIN; PULSARS; PULSES; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-830136--.