Arecibo timing and single-pulse observations of 17 pulsars

Abstract

We report on timing and single-pulse observations of 17 pulsars discovered at the Arecibo observatory. The highlights of our sample are the recycled pulsars J1829+2456, J1944+0907 and the drifting subpulses observed in PSR J0815+0939. For the double neutron star binary J1829+2456, in addition to improving upon our existing measurement of relativistic periastron advance, we have now measured the pulsar's spin period derivative. This new result sets an upper limit on the transverse speed of 120 km/s and a lower limit on the characteristic age of 12.4 Gyr. From our measurement of proper motion of the isolated 5.2-ms pulsar J1944+0907, we infer a transverse speed of 188 +/- 65 km/s. This is higher than that of any other isolated millisecond pulsar. An estimate of the speed, using interstellar scintillation, of 235 +/- 45 km/s indicates that the scattering medium along the line of sight is non-uniform. We discuss the drifting subpulses detected from three pulsars in the sample, in particular the remarkable drifting subpulse properties of the 645-ms pulsar J0815+0939. Drifting is observed in all four components of the pulse profile, with the sense of drift varying among the different components. This unusual `bi-drifting'' behaviour challenges standard explanations of the drifting subpulse phenomenon.

arXiv comment9 pages, 6 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS

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