Pulsar timing in the Galactic Center

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Autori principali: Della Monica, Riccardo, de Martino, Ivan
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author Della Monica, Riccardo
de Martino, Ivan
author_facet Della Monica, Riccardo
de Martino, Ivan
contents We propose a novel approach which implements the relativistic calculations of the photon travel time into a robust timing model for pulsars orbiting supermassive black holes. We demonstrate that timing models relying on the lowest-order (1PN) post-Newtonian approximation can produce significant discrepancies in strong-field configurations, affecting the predicted relativistic times of arrival at an Earth-based observatory. We also show how a misestimation of the pulsar parameters can lead to the appearance of phase-dependent residual, which hints at a tremendous constraining power of the binary and intrinsic parameters for timing observations of potential pulsars at the Galactic Center.
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spellingShingle Pulsar timing in the Galactic Center
Della Monica, Riccardo
de Martino, Ivan
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We propose a novel approach which implements the relativistic calculations of the photon travel time into a robust timing model for pulsars orbiting supermassive black holes. We demonstrate that timing models relying on the lowest-order (1PN) post-Newtonian approximation can produce significant discrepancies in strong-field configurations, affecting the predicted relativistic times of arrival at an Earth-based observatory. We also show how a misestimation of the pulsar parameters can lead to the appearance of phase-dependent residual, which hints at a tremendous constraining power of the binary and intrinsic parameters for timing observations of potential pulsars at the Galactic Center.
title Pulsar timing in the Galactic Center
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03912