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ATNFPULSAR - ATNF Pulsar Catalog

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Overview

The Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) Pulsar Catalog is a catalog of known pulsars compiled by R.N. Manchester et al. and is descended from pulsar database used for the paper "Catalog of 558 Pulsars" by J.H. Taylor, R.N. Manchester and A.G. Lyne 1993, ApJS, 88, 529-568. The current catalog has been supplemented by inclusion of published data from more recent radio surveys, in particular, the Parkes Multibeam (PM) Pulsar Survey (Manchester et al. 2001, MNRAS, 328, 17-35) [available at the HEASARC as the PMPULSAR table] and the Swinburne Intermediate Latitude Pulsar Survey (Edwards et al. 2001, MNRAS, 326, 358-374), both made using the ATNF Parkes 64-m radio telescope. Binary parameters for known binary pulsars are also included as well as all available astrometric and spin parameter information for all pulsars. The catalog includes all published rotation-powered pulsars. Two separate small subsets of pulsars detected only at high energies are also included in the current table: the first group comprises X-ray and gamma-ray pulsars which are apparently powered by spin-down energy, but which have not been detected at radio wavelengths, while the second group contains anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) and soft-gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) for which coherent pulsations have been detected. Accretion-powered pulsars such as Her X-1 and the recently discovered X-ray millisecond pulsars such as SAX J1808.4-3658 are not included in this table, however.

Many people have contributed to the compilation of the data contained in this catalog and the database that it was derived from. The authors particularly thank Andrew Lyne of the University of Manchester, Jodrell Bank Observatory, David Nice of Princeton University, and Russell Edwards, then at Swinburne University of Technology. The also acknowledge the efforts of Warwick University students Adam Goode and Steven Thomas who compiled and checked a recent version of the database. The original (summer 2003) database at the ATNF website was compiled with the invaluable assistance of Maryam Hobbs, while the ATNF web interface was designed and constructed by Albert Teoh, a Summer Vacation Scholar at the ATNF in 2002/2003.

The authors would appreciate if anyone making use of this catalog in a publication acknowledges the source of their information by quoting the ATNF Pulsar Catalog website address of http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/

Catalog Bibcode

2005AJ....129.1993M

Bulletin

The ATNFPULSAR database table was last updated on 4 October 2024.

References

"The Australia Telescope National Facility Pulsar Catalogue" by
         R.N. Manchester, G.B. Hobbs, A. Teoh and M. Hobbs 2005, AJ, 129, 1993
"ATNF Pulsar Catalog" by R.N. Manchester et al., at
         http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/
"Catalog of 558 Pulsars" by J.H. Taylor, R.N. Manchester and A.G. Lyne 1993,
         ApJS, 88, 529-568.

Provenance

This database table was initially created by the HEASARC in January 2002. It was revised in March 2002, in June 2003, and again in January 2014. It is based on the table obtained from http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/expert.html.

Changes to the catalog are logged at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/catalogueHistory.html.

The HEASARC table will be updated on a weekly basis whenever the original ATNF database table is updated.

Parameters

Name
The name of the pulsar using the standard designation for pulsars, based on its J2000 coordinates.

Alt_Name
The alternative pulsar designation, based on its B1950 Coordinates, where used.

Ref_Names
The reference code for the quoted pulsar designation(s). The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

RA
The Right Ascension of the pulsar in the selected equinox. The RA is given in J2000 coordinates and to various precisions in the original ATNF table, ranging from 1.0E-08 seconds of time to 1 minute of time. The HEASARC Browse system's built-in precession routines are not of astrometric accuracy, and thus we recommend using the default J2000 equinox for positions when querying this database. Even then, the Right Ascensions in this HEASARC table are displayed only up to a precision of 0.0001 seconds of time; for those specialized applications where a higher positional accuracy is desired, users should consult the original version of these data at the ATNF Pulsar Group website, http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/.

RA_Error
The Right Ascension positional uncertainty (seconds).

Ref_RA
The reference code for the Right Ascension information. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Dec
The Declination of the pulsar in the selected equinox. The Declination is given in J2000 coordinates and to various precisions in the original ATNF table, ranging from 1.0E-05 arcseconds to 1 arcminute. The HEASARC Browse system's built-in precession routines are not of astrometric accuracy, and thus we recommend using the default J2000 equinox for positions when querying this database. Even then, the Declinations in this HEASARC table are displayed only up to a precision of 0.001 arcseconds; for those specialized applications where a higher positional accuracy is desired, users should consult the original version of these data at the ATNF Pulsar Group website, http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/

Dec_Error
The Declination positional uncertainty (arcsec).

Ref_Dec
The reference code for the Declination information. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

PM_RA
The proper motion in Right Ascension (mas/yr).

PM_RA_Error
The uncertainty in the proper motion in Right Ascension (mas/yr).

Ref_PM_RA
The reference code for the proper motion in Right Ascension. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

PM_Dec
The proper motion in Declination (mas/yr).

PM_Dec_Error
The uncertainty in the proper motion in Declination (mas/yr).

Ref_PM_Dec
The reference code for the proper motion in Declination. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Parallax
The annual parallax, in milliarcseconds (mas).

Parallax_Error
The uncertainty in the annual parallax (mas).

Ref_Parallax
The reference code for the parallax information. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Position_Epoch
The epoch at which the position was measured.

LII
The Galactic Longitude of the pulsar.

BII
The Galactic Latitude of the pulsar.

Period
The pulsar barycentric period, in seconds. This is given to various precisions in the originating table, notice, up to more than 16 decimal places. In this HEASARC table, the period is displayed (in character form) exactly the way it is given at the ATNF Pulsar Group website, http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/

Period_Error
The uncertainty in the pulsar barycentric period, in seconds.

Ref_Period
The reference code for the pulsar barycentric period. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Period_Dot
The first time derivative of the barycentric period (s/s, i.e., dimensionless).

Period_Dot_Error
The uncertainty in the time derivative of the barycentric period (s/s, i.e., dimensionless).

Ref_Period_Dot
The reference code for the time derivative of the barycentric period. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Nu
The pulsar barycentric rotation frequency (Hz). In this HEASARC table, the frequency is displayed (in character form) exactly the way it is given at the ATNF Pulsar Group website, http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/

Nu_Error
The uncertainty in the barycentric rotation frequency (Hz).

Ref_Nu
The reference code for the barycentric rotation frequency. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Nu_Dot
The (first) time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency (s-2).

Nu_Dot_Error
The uncertainty in the time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency (s-2).

Ref_Nu_Dot
The reference code for the time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Nu_Dot_2
The second time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency (s-3).

Nu_Dot_2_Error
The uncertainty in the second time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency (s-3).

Ref_Nu_Dot_2
The reference code for the second time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Nu_Dot_3
The third time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency (s-4).

Nu_Dot_3_Error
The uncertainty in the third time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency (s-4).

Ref_Nu_Dot_3
The reference code for the third time derivative of the barycentric rotation frequency. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Period_Epoch
The epoch of the period or frequency measurement.

DM
The pulsar dispersion measure (DM), in units of pc/cm3.

DM_Error
The uncertainty in the pulsar dispersion measure, in units of pc/cm3.

Ref_Dm
The reference code for the dispersion measure. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

DM_Dot
The first time derivative of the dispersion measure (pc/cm3/yr).

DM_Dot_Error
The uncertainty in the time derivative of the dispersion measure (pc/cm3/yr).

Ref_Dm_Dot
The reference code for the time derivative of the dispersion measure. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Rm
The pulsar rotation measure (RM), in units of radian/m2.

RM_Error
The uncertainty in the pulsar rotation measure (RM), in units of radian/m2.

Ref_Rm
The reference code for the rotation measure. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Pulse_Width_50
The width of the pulse at 50% of the peak (ms). Note that pulse widths are a function of both observing frequency and observational time resolution, so the quoted widths are illustrative only. Refer to the original reference for details.

Ref_Pulse_Width_50
The reference code for the width of the pulse at 50% of the peak. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Pulse_Width_10
The width of the pulse at 10% of the peak (ms). Note that pulse widths are a function of both observing frequency and observational time resolution, so the quoted widths are illustrative only. Refer to the original reference for details.

Ref_Pulse_Width_10
The reference code for the width of the pulse at 10% of the peak. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Tau_Scattering
The temporal broadening of the pulses at 1 GHz due to interstellar scattering (s).

Ref_Tau_Scattering
The reference code for the Tau_Scattering parameter. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_400_MHz
The mean flux density at 400 MHz (mJy).

Flux_400_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 400-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_400_MHz
The reference code for the mean 400-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_1400_MHz
The mean flux density at 1400 MHz (mJy).

Flux_1400_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 1400-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_1400_MHz
The reference code for the mean 1400-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_2000_MHz
The mean flux density at 2000 MHz (mJy).

Flux_2000_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 2000-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_2000_MHz
The reference code for the mean 2000-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_600_MHz
The mean flux density at 600 MHz (mJy).

Flux_600_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 600-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_600_MHz
The reference code for the mean 600-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_700_MHz
The mean flux density at 700 MHz (mJy).

Flux_700_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 700-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_700_MHz
The reference code for the mean 700-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_800_MHz
The mean flux density at 800 MHz (mJy).

Flux_800_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 800-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_800_MHz
The reference code for the mean 800-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_900_MHz
The mean flux density at 900 MHz (mJy).

Flux_900_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 900-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_900_MHz
The reference code for the mean 900-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_1600_MHz
The mean flux density at 1600 MHz (mJy).

Flux_1600_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 1600-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_1600_MHz
The reference code for the mean 1600-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Flux_3000_MHz
The mean flux density at 3000 MHz (mJy).

Flux_3000_MHz_Error
The uncertainty in the mean 3000-MHz flux density (mJy).

Ref_Flux_3000_MHz
The reference code for the mean 3000-MHz flux density. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Spect_Index
The measured radio spectral index.

Spect_Index_Error
The uncertainty in the spectral index.

Ref_Spect_Index
The reference code for the spectral index. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Binary_Model
The binary model type: normally one of several recognized by the pulsar timing program TEMPO. The various models used by this software are described at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/tempo/ref_man_sections/binary.txt

T0
The epoch of periastron passage.

T0_Error
The uncertainty in the epoch of periastron passage (days).

Ref_T0
The reference code for the epoch of periastron passage. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Period_Bin
The orbital (binary) period of the pulsar (days).

Period_Bin_Error
The uncertainty in the binary period (days).

Ref_Period_Bin
The reference code for the orbital period of the pulsar. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

A1
The projected orbital semi-major axis if the pulsar is in a binary system (light seconds).

A1_Error
The uncertainty in the projected orbital semi-major axis (light seconds).

Ref_A1
The reference code for the projected orbital semi-major axis. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Omega
The longitude of periastron of the binary orbit (degrees).

Omega_Error
The uncertainty in the longitude of periastron of the binary orbit (degrees).

Ref_Omega
The reference code for the orbital periastron longitude. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Eccentricity
The eccentricity of the binary orbit.

Eccentricity_Error
The uncertainty in the eccentricity of the binary orbit.

Ref_Eccentricity
The reference code for the eccentricity of the binary orbit. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Epoch_Asc
The epoch of the ascending node of the binary orbit.

Epoch_Asc_Error
The uncertainty in the epoch of the ascending node of the binary orbit (days).

Ref_Epoch_Asc
The reference code for the epoch of the ascending node of the binary orbit. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Epsilon_1
The parameter Eccentricity * sin(Omega) for the ELL1 binary model.

Epsilon_1_Error
The uncertainty in the Epsilon_1 parameter.

Ref_Epsilon_1
The reference code for the Epsilon_1 parameter. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Epsilon_2
The parameter Eccentricity * cos(Omega) for the ELL1 binary model.

Epsilon_2_Error
The uncertainty in the Epsilon_2 parameter.

Ref_Epsilon_2
The reference code for the Epsilon_2 parameter. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Min_Mass
The minimum companion mass for pulsars in binary systems, assuming an orbital inclination i=90 degrees and a neutron star mass of 1.35 Solar Mass Units (Solar Mass Units).

Median_Mass
The median companion mass for pulsars in binary systems, assuming an orbital inclination i=60 degrees (Solar Mass Units).

Companion_Type
The type code for the pulsar's companion. The key to these codes is available in Appendix C of the documentation at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_help.html#bincomp_type

Ref_Companion_Type
The reference code for the companion type. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Mass_Ratio
The mass ratio of the binary (M1/M2).

Mass_Ratio_Error
The uncertainty in the mass ratio of the binary.

Ref_Mass_Ratio
The reference code for the mass ratio of the binary. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Omega_Asc
The longitude on the sky of the ascending node of the binary orbit (from N toward E), in degrees.

Omega_Asc_Error
The uncertainty in the Omega_Asc parameter, in degrees.

Ref_Omega_Asc
The reference code for the Omega_Asc parameter. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Distance
The best estimate of the (heliocentric) distance to the pulsar (kpc).

DM_Distance_Limit
A flag parameter which is set to '>' to indicate that the quoted value of the Dm_distance parameter is a lower limit to the actual value.

DM_Distance
The distance based on the Taylor & Cordes (1993, ApJ, 411, 674) electron density model (kpc).

DM_Sin_BII
The parameter DM*sin(bii) (pc/cm3).

Z_Distance
The pulsar's distance from the Galactic Plane, based on the quoted heliocentric distance.

X_Distance
The pulsar's X-Distance in the X-Y-Z Galactic coordinate system (kpc).

Y_Distance
The pulsar's Y-Distance in the X-Y-Z Galactic coordinate system (kpc).

Assoc_Object
The name(s) of other objects, for example supernova remnants or globular clusters, associated with the pulsar, and their corresponding reference codes (in square brackets). The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_help.html#surveys

Discovery_Survey
The survey code(s) corresponding to the surveys in which the pulsar was detected (the discovery survey is listed first). The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_help.html#surveys

Discovery_Date
The date of the discovery publication (calendar year).

Pulsar_Type
The type code for the pulsar. The key to these codes is available in Appendix B of the documentation at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_help.html#psr_types

Ref_Pulsar_Type
The reference code for pulsar type. The key to these codes is available at the ATNF website: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat/psrcat_ref.html

Number_Glitches
The number of glitches observed for the pulsar.

Luminosity_400_MHz
The radio luminosity at 400 MHz (mJy kpc2).

Luminosity_1400_MHz
The radio luminosity at 1400 MHz (mJy kpc2).

Age
The spin-down age of the pulsar (0.5*Period/Period_dot, in years).

B_Surf
The surface magnetic flux density of the pulsar (3.2*1019 * (Period*Period_dot)0.5), in Gauss.

E_Dot
The spin-down energy-loss rate of the pulsar (erg/s).

E_Dot_D2
The energy flux at the Sun (erg/kpc2/s).

PM_Tot
The total proper motion of the pulsar (mas/yr).

PM_Tot_Error
The uncertainty in the total proper motion (mas/yr).

Transverse_Velocity
The transverse velocity of the pulsar, based on the the quoted Distance value (km/s).

Corr_Period_Dot
The pulse period derivative corrected for the proper motion effect (s/s, i.e., dimensionless).

Corr_Age
The corrected spin-down age using Corr_Period_Dot (years).

Corr_B_Surf
The corrected surface magnetic dipole field using Corr_period_dot (Gauss).

B_Lc
The magnetic field at the light cylinder (Gauss).

Class
The HEASARC Browse object classification based on the value of the pulsar_type_parameter.

Contact Person

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