CDROM/APJS/V88/P529      Catalog of 558 Pulsars (Taylor+ 1993)
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Catalog of 558 Pulsars
      J. H. Taylor, R. N. Manchester, & A. G. Lyne
      <1993, ApJS, 88, 529>
      =1993ApJS...88..529T
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Abstract:
     We present an up-to-date compilation of the principal observed
  parameters of 558 pulsars, including positions, timing parameters,
  pulse widths, flux densities, proper motions, distances, and
  dispersion, rotation, and scattering measures.  We also list the
  orbital elements of binary pulsars and some commonly used parameters
  derived from the basic measurements.  Uncertainties are quoted for most
  quantities, and references to the original literature are given.
  Figures are used to illustrate the sample distributions of some of the
  more important parameters.  Machine-readable versions of the tabulated
  information are available, together with software designed to make the
  data base useful to others working in the field.

Keywords:
  catalogs -- pulsars: general

Description:
  The files listed below represent the Pulsar data base maintained by
  the authors and containing essentially all the pulsar parameters
  known to them -- including celestial coordinates and proper motions,
  periods and period derivatives, dispersion, rotation, and scattering
  measures, pulse widths, flux densities, distances, and binary
  orbital parameters.  Included are several short FORTRAN routines to
  provide easy access to the data base file.  See the file 'readme'
  for instructions from the authors for installing, compiling and
  using the pulsar data base.

File Summary:
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File Name    Lrecl    Records    Explanations
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readme          75        78    Author-supplied intro to data base software
ascat1.dat      80      3981    Machine-readable version of the pulsar catalog
ascat1.def      81       134    Include file for rdascat1.f
bincat.f        70        32    Converts catalog to binary for faster reading
cra.f           35        31    Some utility subroutines
makefile        40        33    UNIX makefile to compile the catalog software
psrcat1.def     73        66    Include file for rdascat1.f
pulsar.f        63       177    Provides catalog information on specific pulsars
rdascat.f       67        47    Subroutine used to read file ascat1.dat
rdascat.h       69        23    Include file with definition of common block
rdascat.inf     74        99    Definitions and units of catalog parameters
rdascat1.f      82       335    Alternative subroutine for reading ascat1.dat
rdbincat.f      50        28    Subroutine used to read binary file bincat.dat
summary.f       68       121    Provides summary of catalog contents by various
                                categories
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(End)                                             Lee Brotzman [ADS] 23-Mar-1995