The geometry of the double-pulsar system J0737-3039 from systematic intensity variations

Nature

Volumn 428, Issue 6986, 2004, Pages 919-921

  Jenet, Fredrick A ^a   Ransom, Scott M ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; RADIO SYSTEMS;

DOUBLE-PULSAR SYSTEMS; RADIO FLUX; SPIN PERIODS;

NATURAL SCIENCES;

ASTRONOMY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; GEOMETRY; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLARIZATION; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2342444658     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02509     Document Type: Article

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