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The Parallax of Pulsar 0950+08 and the Local Free Electron Density

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

C.R. Gwinn ,
J.H. Taylor ,
J.M. Weisberg  and
L.A. Rawley
C.R. Gwinn
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Princeton University
J.H. Taylor
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Princeton University
J.M. Weisberg
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Princeton University
L.A. Rawley
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Princeton University

Abstract

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We report a parallax of 7.9±0.8 mas for PSR 0950+08, corresponding to a distance of 130±15 pc. The measured pulse dispersion of this pulsar implies an average free electron density of 0.023±0.002 cm-3 along the line of sight. This parallax measurement is subject to systematic errors and questions of interpretation which have not yet been fully explored.

Type
The LISM at Radio Wavelengths
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 81: Local Interstellar Medium , 1984 , pp. 281 - 283
Copyright
Copyright © NASA 1984

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