Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-01-19
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
38 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ, (see astro-ph/9801177 for paper I)
Scientific paper
10.1086/305791
We have made polarimetric monitoring observations of millisecond pulsars visible from the northern hemisphere at 1410 MHz. Their emission properties are compared with those of normal pulsars. Although we demonstrated in paper I that millisecond pulsars exhibit the same flux density spectra and similar profile complexity, our results presented here suggest that millisecond pulsar profiles do not comply with the predictions of classification schemes based on ``normal'' pulsars. The frequency development of a large number of millisecond pulsar profiles is abnormal when compared with the development seen for normal pulsars. Moreover, the polarization characteristics suggest that millisecond-pulsar magnetospheres might not simply represent scaled versions of the magnetospheres of normal pulsars, supporting results of paper I. However, phenomena such as mode-changing activity in both intensity and polarization are recognized here for the first time (e.g., J1730--2304). This suggests that while the basic emission mechanism remains insensitive to rotational period, the conditions that, according to the canonical pulsar model, regulate the radio emission, might be satisfied at different regions in millisecond pulsar magnetospheres. At least three types of model have been proposed to describe the millisecond pulsar magnetospheres. A comparison of the predictions of these models with the observations suggests that individual cases are better explained by different processes. However, we show that millisecond pulsars can be grouped according to common emission properties, a grouping that awaits verification from future multifrequency observations.
Camilo Fernando
Hoensbroech Alexis von
Jessner Axel
Kramer Mallie Mae
Lorimer Duncan
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