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The Vela Pulsar, the Key?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Richard Dodson
Affiliation:
ISAS, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, 229-8510
Dion Lewis
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
David Legge
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Peter McCulloch
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
John Reynolds
Affiliation:
ATNF, CSIRO, Australia
David McConnell
Affiliation:
ATNF, CSIRO, Australia
Avinash Deshpande
Affiliation:
Arecibo Observatory, NAIC, USA

Abstract

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Of all pulsars known, Vela has been one of the most productive in terms in understanding pulsars and their characteristics. We present the latest results derived from Australian telescopes. These include a more accurate pulsar distance, a more precise pulsar local space velocity, a new model of spin-up at a glitch, and the association of a radio nebula with the X-ray pulsar wind nebula.

Type
Part 4: Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Their Environments
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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