General Relativistic Geodetic Spin Precession in Binary Pulsar B1913+16: Mapping the Emission Beam in Two Dimensions

Details General Relativistic Geodetic Spin Precession in Binary Pulsar B1913+16: Mapping the Emission Beam in Two Dimensions General Relativistic Geodetic Spin Precession in Binary Pulsar B1913+16: Mapping the Emission Beam in Two Dimensions

2002-05-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0205280v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted by APJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/341803

We have carefully measured the pulse profile of the binary pulsar PSR B1913+16 at 21 cm wavelength for twenty years, in order to search for variations that result from general relativistic geodetic precession of the spin axis. The profile width is found to decrease with time in its inner regions, while staying essentially constant on its outer skirts. We fit these data to a model of the beam shape and precession geometry. Four equivalent solutions are found, but evolutionary considerations and polarization data select a single preferred model. While the current data sample only a limited range of latitudes owing to the long precessional cycle, the preferred model shows a beam elongated in the latitude direction and hourglass--shaped.

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