Recent Publications:

Toward an Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission XII: Exploring the Physical Conditions in Millisecond Pulsar Emission Regions (with Anne Archibald, Jason Hessels, Joeri van Leeuwen, Dipanjan Mitra, Scott Ranson, Ingrid Stairs, Willem van Staten \& Joel Weisberg) Astrophysical Journal, in press. PDF

Nulling, Moding and Drifting Subpulses in the Highly Asymmetric Conal Quadruple Radio Pulsar B2034+19 M.N.R.A.S., in press. PDF

No Pulsar Left Behind. I. Timing, Pulse-sequence Polarimetry, and Emission Morphology for 12 Pulsars (with Casey Brinkman, Paulo Freire & Kevin Stovall) M.N.R.A.S., . PDF

A Deep Campaign to Characterize the Synchronous Radio/X-ray Mode Switching of PSR B0943+10 (with S. Mereghetti, L. Kuiper, A. Tiengo, J. Hessels, W. Hermsen, K. Stovall, A. Possenti, P. Esposito, R. Turolla, D. Mitra, G. Wright, B. Stappers, A. Horneffer, S. Oslowski, M. Serylak, J.-M. Griessmeier) Astrophysical Journal, 831, 21 (2016). PDF

Profile Stabilization in Slow and Millisecond Pulsars (with Mateus Teixeira, Jim Cordes, Timoth Dolch & Isabel Kloumann) M.N.R.A.S., in revision. PDF

Offprints/Downloads Available:

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Periodic Stationary-Modulated Emission in Radio Pulsar B1946+35 (with Dipanjan Mitra) M.N.R.A.S., 468, 4601 (2017). PDF

X-ray / Radio Campaign on the Radio-mode-switching Pulsar PSR B1822-09 (with W. Hermsen, L. Kuiper, J.W.T. Hessels, J. van Leeuwen, D. Mitra, B.W. Stappers, G.A.E. Wright, R. Basu, A. Szary) M.N.R.A.S., 466, 1688 (2016). PDF

Periodicities in the Anomalous Emission Events in Pulsars B0919+06 and B1859+07 (with Haley M. Wahl, Daniel J. Orfeo, & Joel M. Weisberg) M.N.R.A.S., 461, 3740 (2016). PDF

Core and Conal Component Analysis of Pulsar B1933+16 -- Investigation of the Segregated Modes (with Dipanjan Mitra) M.N.R.A.S., 460, 3063 (2016). PDF

Correlated spin-down rates and radio emission in PSR B1859+07 (with B.B.P Perera, B. W. Stappers, P. Weltevrede, A. G. Lyne) M.N.R.A.S., 455, 1071 (2016). PDF

Emission Geometry of Pulsar J0631+1036 (with M. Teixeira, G.A.E. Wright & J. Dykes) M.N.R.A.S., 455, 3201 (2016). PDF

Absolute GBT Polarimetry and Proper-Motion Alignments for 33 Pulsars (with Megan Force & Paul Demorest) M.N.R.A.S., 453, 4485 (2015). PDF

High Time Resolution Structures in Radio Pulsar Emission (with D. Mitra and M. Arjunwadkar) Astrophysical Journal, 806, 236 (2015). PDF

Toward an Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission. XI. Understanding the Orientations of Pulsar Radiation and Supernova ``Kicks'' Astrophysical Journal, 804, 112 (2015). PDF

Toward an Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission. X. On the Precursor and Postcursor Emission (with R. Basu and D. Mitra) Astrophysical Journal, 798, 105 (2015). PDF

A 24-Hour Global Campaign to Assess Precision Timing of the Millisecond Pulsar J1713+0747 (with T. Dolch, M. T. Lam, J. Cordes, K. J. Lee, S. Chatterjee, C. Bassa, B. Bhattacharyya, ++) Astrophysical Journal, 794, 21 (2014). PDF

Revisiting the Carousel and Surface-Oscillation Models for Pulsar B0809+74 (with Rachel Rosen) M.N.R.A.S., 439, 3860 (2014). PDF

Core and Conal Component Analysis of pulsar B1237+25 --- II. Investigation of the Segregated Modes (with Emily Smith & D. Mitra) M.N.R.A.S., 435, 1984 (2013). PDF

Synchronous X-ray and Radio Mode Switches: A Rapid Global Transformation of the Pulsar Magnetosphere (with W. Hermsen, J.W.T. Hessels, L. Kuiper, J. van Leeuwen, D. Mitra, J. de Plaa, B. W. Stappers, G.A.E. Wright ++) Science, 339, 436 (2013). PDF Supplementary Material

Modal Sequencing and Dynamic Emission Properties of an 8-hour GMRT Observation of Pulsar B1822–09 (with C. L. Latham & D. Mitra) M.N.R.A.S., 427, 180 (2012). PDF

Core Emission in Classical Conal Double Pulsars (with S. Young) M.N.R.A.S., 424, 2477 (2012). PDF

Drifting, moding, and nulling: another look at pulsar B1918+19 (with G.A.E. Wright & A. M. Brown) M.N.R.A.S., 433, 445. PDF

The Topology and Polarization of Subbeams Associated with the Drifting-Subpulse Emission of Pulsar B0943+10---VI. Analysis of an 8-hour GMRT Observation (with I. Backus & D. Mitra) M.N.R.A.S., 418, 1736 (2011). PDF

On the long and short nulls, modes and interpulse emission of radio pulsar B1944+17 (with I. M. Kloumann) M.N.R.A.S. 408, 40 (2010). PDF

Toward and Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission. IX. On the Peculiar Properties and
Geometric Regularity of Lyne \& Manchester's ``Partial Cone'' Pulsars (with D. Mitra)
Astrophysical Journal 727, 92 (2010). PDF

Subpulse Modulation, Moding and Nulling of the Five-component Pulsar B1737+13 (with M. M. Force) M.N.R.A.S., 406, 237 (2010) . PDF

The Beam Topology and Dynamic Emission Properties of Pulsar B0943+10 --- VI. Discovery of a `Q'-mode Precursor and Comparison with Pulsar B1822--09 (with I. Backus & D. Mitra) M.N.R.A.S. 404, 30 (2010). PDF

Arecibo Multi-frequency Time-aligned Pulsar Average-Profile and Polarization Database (with T. H. Hankins) A.J. 139, 168 (2010) . PDF
The Topology and Polarisation of Subbeams Associated with the `Drifting' Subpulse Emission of Pulsar B0943+10 --- V. A New Look at the Low Frequency `B'urst-mode Emission (with S. A. Suleymanova) M.N.R.A.S. 396, 870 (2009) . PDF
On the Randomness of Pulsar Nulling (with S. R. Redman) M.N.R.A.S. 395, 1529 (2009). PDF

Deep Analyses of Nulling in Arecibo Pulsars Reveal Further Periodic Behavior (with J. L. Herfindal) M.N.R.A.S. 393, 1391 (2009). PDF

On the Subpulse Modulation, Polarization and Subbeam Carousel Configuration of Pulsar B1857–26 (with D. Mitra) M.N.R.A.S. 385, 606 (2008). PDF

The `Periodic Nulls' of Radio Pulsar J1819+1305 (with G.A.E. Wright) M.N.R.A.S. 385, 1923 (2008). PDF

Periodic Nulls in Pulsar B1133+16 (with J. L. Herfindal) M.N.R.A.S. 380, 430 (2007). PDF

Further Evidence for Alignment of the Rotation and Velocity Vectors in Pulsars Astrophysical Journal 664, 443 (2007). PDF

Interaction Between Nulls and Emission in Pulsar B0834+06 (with G.A.E. Wright) M.N.R.A.S. 379, 507 (2007) PDF

Absolute Broadband Polarization Behaviour of PSR B0329+54: A Glimpse of the Core Emission Process (with D. Mitra & Y. Gupta) M.N.R.A.S. 379, 932 (2007) PDF

Pulsar Nulling: New Insights from (Almost) Nothing (with J. L. Herfindal, S. R. Redman & G.A.E. Wright) Arecibo Observatory Newsletter (June 2007). PDF
A Model for Double Notches and Bifurcated Components in Radio Profiles of Pulsars and Magnetars; Evidence for the Parallel Acceleration Maser in the Pulsar Magnetophere (with J. Dyks and B. Rudak) Astronomy & Astrophysics 465 981 (2007). PDF

The Bright Spiky Emission of Pulsar B0656+14 (with P. Weltevrede, G.A.E. Wright & B. W. Stappers) Astronomy & Astrophysics 458 269 (2006). PDF

Is Pulsar B0656+14 a Very Nearby RRAT Source? (with P. Weltevrede, B. W. Stappers & G.A.E. Wright) Astrophysical Journal Letters 645 L149 (2006). PDF

Episodic Bistable Profile Illumination in Pulsars B0919+06 & B1859+07: A Consequence of `Absorption'? (with C. Rodriguez & G.A.E. Wright) M.N.R.A.S. 370, 673 (2006). PDF

The Topology and Polarisation of Subbeams Associated With the `Drifting' Subpulse Emission of Pulsar B0943+10: IV. Q-to-B-Mode Recovery Dynamics (with S. A. Suleymanova) Astronomy & Astrophysics 453, 679 (2006). PDF

Phenomenology of Pulsar B0809+74's Rotating Subbeam System: II. “Carousel” Configuration and Polarization (with R. Ramachandran, A.G.J van Leeuwen & S. A. Suleymanova) Astronomy & Astrophysics 455, 215 (2006). PDF

Phenomenology of Pulsar B0809+74's Rotating Subbeam System: I. Geometry and Profile “Absorption” (with R. Ramachandran, & S. A. Suleymanova) Astronomy & Astrophysics 447, 235 (2006). PDF

PSR B0809+74: Understanding Its Perplexing Subpulse-separation (P₂) Variations (with R. Ramachandran, & S. A. Suleymanova) Astronomy & Astrophysics 429, 999 (2005). PDF

Core and Conal Component Analysis of Pulsar B1237+25 (with Z. Srostlik) M.N.R.A.S. 362, 1121 (2005). PDF

PSR B2303+30: A single system of Drifting Subpulses, Moding and Nulling (with S. R. Redman & G.A.E. Wright) M.N.R.A.S. 357, 859 (2005). PDF

Notch Pairs in Pulsar Average Profiles: a New Phenomenon? (with Maura McLaughlin) M.N.R.A.S. 351, 808 (2004). PDF

Intrinsic Rotation Measure Variation in Pulsars — Mixing of Non-orthogonal Modes? (with R. Ramachandran, D. C. Backer, J. W. Weisberg & K. Devine) Astrophysical Journal 606, 1167 (2004).
Circulating Subbeam Systems and the Physics of Pulsar Emission (with G.A.E Wright) Astronomy & Astrophysics Review 12, 43 (2003) PDF
Toward An Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission. VIII. Subbeam Circulation and the Polarization-Modal Structure of Conal Beams (with R. Ramachandran) Astrophysical Journal 590, 411 (2003) PDF
The Topology and Polarisation of Subbeams Associated With the `Drifting' Subpulse Emission of Pulsar B0943+10: III. Analysis of Pushchino Simultaneous 103/40-MHz Observervations (with S. A. Suleymanova & A. A. Deshpande) M.N.R.A.S. 340, 1076 (2003) PDF
Probing Drifting and Nulling Mechanisms Through Their Interaction in PSR B0809+74 (with A.G.J. van Leeuwen, B. W. Stappers & R. Ramachandran) Astronomy & Astrophysics 399, 223 (2003) PDF

Toward An Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission. VII. On the Spectral Behavior of Conal Beam Radii and Emission Heights (with D. Mitra) Astrophysical Journal 577, 322 (2002)

Null-Induced Mode Changes in PSR B0809+74 (with A.G.J van Leeuwen, M.L.A. Kouwenhoven, R. Ramachandran, & B. W. Stappers) Astronomy & Astrophysics 387, 169 (2002) PDF

Pulsar "Drifting"-Subpulse Polarization: No Evidence for Systematic Polarization-Angle Rotations (with R. Ramachandran, B. W. Stappers, M.L.A. Kouwenhoven & A.G.J van Leeuwen) Astronomy & Astrophysics 381, 993 (2002) PDF

The Topology and Polarisation of Subbeams Associated With the `Drifting' Subpulse Emission of Pulsar B0943+10: I. Analysis of Arecibo 430- and 111.5-MHz Observervations (with A. A. Deshpande) M.N.R.A.S. 322, 438. PDF

Pulsar Magnetospheric Emission Mapping: Images and Implications of Polar-Cap "Weather" (with A. A. Deshpande) Astrophysical Journal 534, 1008 (1999).

Gaussian Component Decomposition and the Five-Component Profile of Pulsar B1451-68 (with X. J. Wu, X. Y. Gao, &V. M.Malofeev) Astronomical Journal 116, 1984 (1998).

Individual and Integrated Pulse Properties of PSR B0943+10 Involved in the Mode-Changing Phenomenon (with S. A. Suleymanova, V. A. Izvekova & N. Rathnasree) Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics 19, 1 (1998).

On the Polarization and Emission Geometry of Pulsar 1929+10: Does its Emission Come from a Single Pole or two Poles? (with N. Rathnasree), Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy 18, 91 (1997).

On "Orthogonal" Polarisation Modes in Pulsars: A study of PSR 2110+27 (with N. Rathnasree), Astrophysical Letters & Communications 35, 281-8 (1996).

Polarization-mode Separation and the Emission Geometry of Pulsar 0823+26: A New Type of Pulsar Emission? (with N. Rathnasree), Journal of Astrophysics &Astronomy 16, 327 (1995).

On the Approach to Stability of Pulsar Average Profiles (with N. Rathnasree), Astrophysical Journal 452, 814-8 (1995).

Long-Term Intensity Variations of 20 Pulsars (with D. LaBrecque and J. M. Cordes) Astronomical Journal 10, 1854-9 (1994).

Toward an Empirical Theory of Pulsar Emission: VI. Geometry of the Conal Emission Region, Astrophysical Journal 405, No. 1, Part 1, (1993), and The Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser 85, (1993 March).

Presentations:

Observing the Plasma-physical Processes Behind Pulsar Radiation Goddard Pulsar Workshop, June 2016. PDF