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Geodetic Precession in PSR B1534+12

I. H. Stairs, S. E. Thorsett, J. H. Taylor, Z. Arzoumanian

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9911198

Abstract

We present Arecibo observations of PSR B1534+12 which confirm previous suggestions that the pulse profile is evolving secularly. This effect is similar to that seen in PSR B1913+16, and is almost certainly due to general relativistic precession of the pulsar's spin axis.

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