Studying Pulsar Emission Regions Using Interstellar Scattering

Author: Gwinn C.R.

Source: Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 278, Numbers 1-2, 2001 , pp. 65-70(6)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

Radio-wave scattering in the interstellar plasma provides the means to circumvent the diffraction limit for earth-based instruments, and to image the emission regions of pulsars. For the past 25 years, observers have sought to exploit this fact to learn how pulsars shine. I review the techniques developed, and summarize measurements of size of emission regions of pulsars to date.

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: University of California, Santa Barbara

Publication date: 2001-01-01

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