Journal Article

·2016 OPEN ACCESS

On the galactic distributions of radio pulsars and plasma density

A. Ankay , E. Yazgan , Pinar Kütükcü YTU

Serbian Astronomical Journal

Abstract

A brief review of distance measurement methods for some astronomical sources is presented. Galactic plasma density distribution as related to the distribution of radio pulsars is discussed and a method for constructing relations between dispersion measure and distance for Galactic radio pulsars in small solid angle intervals is described. Dispersion measure - distance relations for radio pulsars based on this approach in the Galactic longitude and latitude intervals of ?l=0??2? and ?b = 0?? 2? are displayed and comparisons are made with the predictions of the two commonly used models.

Keywords

Physics Pulsar Astrophysics Source counts Dispersion (optics) Measure (data warehouse) Latitude Plasma Longitude Astronomy Galaxy Optics

Subject Areas

GNSS positioning and interference ·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Physical Sciences
Advanced Frequency and Time Standards ·Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ·Physical Sciences

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