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Dispersion

 

tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Refractive index tex2html_wrap_inline4130 for radio waves
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Refractive index is frequency dependant
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Frequency dependant delay in arrival time
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Dispersion Measure -

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Figure 10: The dispersion of PSR J0437-4715. Radio frequency decreases from the bottom to the top, while pulsar phase increase from left to right.


Jon Bell
Thu Dec 19 15:15:11 GMT 1996