 
  
  
   
  
 
Binary pulsars
 
  Require a further 4  terms to account for effects in the binary
system.
   Require a further 4  terms to account for effects in the binary
system. 
 
  If companion is not compact, require tidal and quadrupole contributions
to timing model
   If companion is not compact, require tidal and quadrupole contributions
to timing model 
  Aberration delay due to rotation of the Earth and/or the
pulsar
  Aberration delay due to rotation of the Earth and/or the
pulsar
Roemer delay
 
  
 


  
Figure 34: Two contributions to the Roemer delay. Left: the radial velocity
shifts due to motion in an eccentric binary system. Right: The timing parallax.
  Einstein delay
 Einstein delay
Includes the 
 
  Gravitational redshift due to companion
   Gravitational redshift due to companion 
 
  Time dilation
   Time dilation 

    
 
Figure 35: The changing Einstein delay due to precession of the orbit of PSR
B1913+16
Shapiro delay 
 
  
 
  
 

    
 
Figure 36: The Shapiro delay in PSR B1855+09