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labelMain Catalog file

Main Catalog FITS file

This file contains all pulsar-specific information included in the 2PC tables. It also includes additional data useful for replicating the analysis. There is one line per pulsar.

File format: Binary, text file
Naming Convention: 2PC_catalog_v##.fits, 2PC_catalog_v##.asc
Directory: /archive/
Current status:

  • Structure defined
  • UCD indicators incorporated
  • Awaiting final updates

Example file|^2PC_catalog_v00.fits|||\

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Extension 1 - PULSAR_CATALOG

Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

PSR_Name

11A

 

meta.main;meta.id

Pulsar name

RAJ2000

E

deg

pos.eq.ra;meta.main

Right Ascension (J2000)

DEJ2000

E

deg

pos.eq.dec;meta.main

Declination (J2000)

GLON

E

deg

pos.galactic.lon

Galactic longitude

GLAT

E

deg

pos.galactic.lat

Galactic latitude

Period

E

ms

time.period

Pulsar period

P_Dot

E

s/s

 

Period first derivative

E_Dot

E

erg/s

 

Efficiency first derivative

F100

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma

Photon flux for 100 MeV-100 GeV

Unc_F100

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error

Photon flux error

G100

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

Energy flux for 100 MeV-100 GeV

Unc_G100

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma;stat.error

Energy flux error

TS_DC

I

 

stat.value

Test statistic of DC source

TS_Cutoff

I

 

stat.value

Test statistic of spectral cutoff

TS_bfree

I

 

stat.value

Change in TS when photon index is fitted

Photon_Index

E

 

spect.index

Photon index for the PLEC spectral model

Unc_Photon_Index

E

 

spect.index;stat.error

Photon index error for PLEC model

Cutoff

E

GeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Cutoff energy

Unc_Cutoff

E

GeV

em.energy;em.gamma;stat.error

Cutoff energy error

Distance

E

pc

pos.distance

Distance to pulsar

Neg_Unc_Distance

E

pc

pos.distance;stat.error.sys;stat.min

Negative error on distance measurement

Pos_Unc_Distance

E

pc

pos.distance;stat.error.sys;stat.max

Positive error on distance measurement

Distance_Method

3A

 

 

Method used for distance determination

Distance_Ref

I

 

 

Reference for distance measurement used

Luminosity

E

erg/s

phys.luminosity;em.gamma

Pulsar luminosity

Unc_Luminosity_Stat

E

erg/s

phys.luminosity;em.gamma;stat.error

Error on luminosity due to fit

Neg_Sys_Luminosity

E

erg/s

phys.luminosity;em.gamma;stat.error.sys;stat.min

Negative luminosity error from distance measurement

Pos_Sys_Luminosity

E

erg/s

phys.luminosity;em.gamma;stat.error.sys;stat.max

Positive luminosity error from distance measurement

Prop_Motion

E

mas/yr

pos.pm

Proper motion

Unc_Prop_Motion

E

mas/yr

pos.pm;stat.error

Proper motion error

Prop_Motion_Ref

I

 

pos.pm;meta.bib

Proper motion reference

P_Dot_Int

E

s/s

 

Intrinsic P-dot

Neg_Unc_P_Dot_Int

E

s/s

 

Intrinsic P-dot negative error

Pos_Unc_P_Dot_Int

E

s/s

 

Intrinsic P-dot positive error

E_Dot_Int

E

erg/s

 

Intrinsic E-dot

Neg_Unc_E_Dot_Int

E

erg/s

 

Intrinsic E-dot negative error

Pos_Unc_E_Dot_Int

E

erg/s

 

Intrinsic E-dot positive error

Efficiency

E

percent

 

Pulsar efficiency

Unc_Efficiency

E

percent

 

Error on efficiency due to fit

Neg_Sys_Efficiency

E

percent

 

Negative efficiency error from distance measurement

Pos_Sys_Efficiency

E

percent

 

Positive efficiency error from distance measurement

S1400

E

mJy

phot.flux;em.radio.750-1500MHz

Radio flux at 1400 MHz (may be extrapolated)

S1400_UL

1A

 

 

Y when S1400 value is an upper limit

S1400_Ref

I

 

phot.flux;em.radio.750-1500MHz;meta.bib

Radio flux reference

Radio_Lag

E

 

time.phase

Phase separation between peak 1 and radio peak (delta)

Unc_Radio_Lag

E

 

time.phase;stat.error.sys

Error on phase separation between peak 1 and radio peak

Num_Peaks

I

 

 

Number of peaks in the gamma-ray profile

Shift_Method

2A

 

 

Method used to choose the radio fiducial phase

Peak_Sep

E

 

time.phase

Phase separation between peaks (DELTA), NULL for single-peak

Unc_Peak_Sep

E

 

time.phase;stat.error.sys

Error on phase separation between peaks

HWHM_P1_L

E

 

time.phase

Half-width half-max of leading (left) first peak edge

Unc_HWHM_P1_L

E

 

time.phase;stat.error.sys

Uncertainty on HWHM_P1_L

HWHM_P1_R

E

 

time.phase

Half-width half-max of trailing (right) first peak edge

Unc_HWHM_P1_R

E

 

time.phase;stat.error.sys

Uncertainty on HWHM_P1_R

HWHM_P2_L

E

 

time.phase

Half-width half-max of leading (left) second peak edge

Unc_HWHM_P2_L

E

 

time.phase;stat.error.sys

Uncertainty on HWHM_P2_L

HWHM_P2_R

E

 

time.phase

Half-width half-max of trailing (right) second peak edge

Unc_HWHM_P2_R

E

 

time.phase;stat.error.sys

Uncertainty on HWHM_P2_R

H_ColDensity

E

1/cm**2

phys.columnDensity

Hydrogen column density

Neg_Unc_H_ColDensity

E

1/cm**2

phys.columnDensity;stat.error.sys;stat.min

Negative error for hydrogen column density, NULL for upper limit

Pos_Unc_H_ColDensity

E

1/cm**2

phys.columnDensity;stat.error.sys;stat.max

Positive error for hydrogen column density, NULL for upper limit

XFlux_NonTherm

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.X-ray

Nonthermal X-ray energy flux

Unc_XFlux_NonTherm

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.X-ray;stat.error.sys

Statistical error for nonthermal X-ray flux

XFlux_PWN

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.X-ray

Estimated X-ray flux from associated plerion

Unc_XFlux_PWN

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.X-ray;stat.error.sys

Statistical error for plerion X-ray flux

GammaX_Ratio

E

 

 

Gamma-ray to X-ray flux ratio

Unc_GammaX_Ratio

E

 

 

Statistical error for gamma to X-ray flux ratio

Opt_Mag

E

 

phot.mag;em.opt

Optical magnitude

Opt_Band

1A

 

instr.filter

Filter used for optical observation

Extinction

E

 

phys.absorption;em.opt

Optical extinction

Neg_Unc_Extinction

E

 

phys.absorption;em.opt;stat.error.sys;stat.min

Negative error on opt extinction from distance measurement

Pos_Unc_Extinction

E

 

phys.absorption;em.opt;stat.error.sys;stat.max

Positive error on opt extinction from distance measurement

Corr_OptFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.opt.V

Corrected optical energy flux

Neg_Unc_OptFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.opt.V;stat.error.sys;stat.min

Negative error for corrected optical flux

Pos_Unc_OptFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.opt.V;stat.error.sys;stat.max

Positive error for corrected optical flux

OptFlux_UL

1A

 

 

Y when Corr_OptFlux is an upper limit

Type

5A

 

 

MSP or Young pulsar

Binary

1A

 

meta.code.multip

Y indicates the pulsar is in a binary system

History

5A

 

 

Discovered in Radio, X-rays or Gamma-rays

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Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

PSR_Name

14A

 

meta.main;meta.id

Pulsar name

On_Peak

1A

 

 

Y if fit used only on-peak events

TS_DC

E

 

stat.value

Test statistic of DC source

TS_Cutoff

E

 

stat.value

Test statistic of spectral cutoff

TS_bfree

E

 

stat.value

Change in TS when b is fitted

PLEC1_Prefactor

E

1/MeV/cm**2/s

 

Prefactor for PLEC with b=1

Unc_ECPL1_Prefactor

E

1/MeV/cm**2/s

 

Prefactor error for PLEC with b=1

PLEC1_Photon_Index

E

 

spect.index

Photon index for PLEC with b=1

Unc_ECPL1_Photon_Index

E

 

spect.index;stat.error

Photon index error for PLEC with b=1

PLEC1_Pivot_Energy

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Pivot Energy for PLEC with b=1

PLEC1_Cutoff

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Cutoff energy for PLEC with b=1

Unc_PLEC1_Cutoff

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma;stat.error

Cutoff energy error for PLEC with b=1

PLEC1_Flux

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma

Photon flux for PLEC with b=1

Unc_PLEC1_Flux

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error

Photon flux error for PLEC with b=1

PLEC1_EFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

Energy flux for PLEC with b=1

Unc_PLEC1_EFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma;stat.error

Energy flux error for PLEC with b=1

PLEC_Prefactor

E

1/MeV/cm**2/s

 

Prefactor for PLEC with b left free

Unc_PLEC_Prefactor

E

1/MeV/cm**2/s

 

Prefactor error for PLEC with b left free

PLEC_Photon_Index1

E

 

spect.index

Photon index for PLEC with b left free

Unc_PLEC_Photon_Index1

E

 

spect.index;stat.error

Photon index error for PLEC with b left free

PLEC_Pivot_Energy

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Pivot energy for PLEC with b left free

PLEC_Cutoff

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Cutoff energy for PLEC with b left free

Unc_PLEC_Cutoff

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma;stat.error

Cutoff energy error for PLEC with b left free

PLEC_Photon_Index2

E

 

spect.index

Photon index 2 for PLEC with b left free

Unc_PLEC_Photon_Index2

E

 

spect.index;stat.error

Photon index 2 error for PLEC with b left free

PLEC_Flux

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma

Photon flux for PLEC with b left free

Unc_PLEC_Flux

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error

Photon flux for PLEC with b left free

PLEC_EFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

Energy flux for PLEC with b left free

Unc_PLEC_EFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma;stat.error

Energy flux error for PLEC with b left free

PL_Prefactor

E

1/MeV/cm**2/s

 

Prefactor for power law

Unc_PL_Prefactor

E

1/MeV/cm**2/s

 

Prefactor error for power law

PL_Photon_Index

E

 

spect.index

Photon index for PL spectral model

Unc_PL_Photon_Index

E

 

spect.index;stat.error

Photon index error for PL spectral model

PL_Flux

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma

Photon flux for PL spectral model

Unc_PL_Flux

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error

Photon flux error for PL spectral model

PL_EFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

Energy flux for PL spectral model

Unc_PL_EFlux

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma;stat.error

Energy flux error for PL spectral model

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Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

PSR_Name

11A

 

meta.main;meta.id

Pulsar name

Classification_OP

2A

 

 

Off-peak emission class

Min_Phase_OP

E

 

time.phase;stat.min

Phase for start of first off-pulse interval

Max_Phase_OP

E

 

time.phase;stat.max

Phase for end of first off-pulse interval

Min_2_Phase_OP

E

 

time.phase;stat.min

Phase for start of second off-pulse interval

Max_2_Phase_OP

E

 

time.phase;stat.max

Phase for end of second off-pulse interval

TS_point_OP

E

 

stat.value

TS of point source model for off-pulse emission

TS_ext_OP

E

 

stat.value

TS of extension in off-pulse emission

TS_cutoff_OP

E

 

stat.value

TS of exponential cutoff in off-pulse spectral model

TS_var_OP

E

 

stat.value

TS of variability in the off-pulse emission

Spectral_Model_OP

16A

 

 

Best spectral model

Flux_OP

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma

Best-fit photon flux (100 MeV - 316 GeV)

Unc_Flux_OP

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error

Statistical error on the best-fit photon flux

EFlux_OP

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

Best-fit energy flux (100 MeV - 316 GeV)

Unc_EFlux_OP

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma;stat.error

Statistical error on the best-fit energy flux

Prefactor_OP

E

ph/cm**2/s/erg

 

Best-fit prefactor for PL and PLEC models

Unc_Prefactor_OP

E

ph/cm**2/s/erg

 

Statistical error on the best-fit prefactor

Normalization_OP

E

 

 

Best-fit normalization for FileFunction model

Unc_Normalization_OP

E

 

 

Statistical error on the best-fit normalization

Scale_OP

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Scaling energy for PL and PLEC models

Index_OP

E

 

spect.index

Best-fit spectral index for PL and PLEC models

Unc_Index_OP

E

 

spect.index;stat.error

Statistical error on the best-fit spectral index

Energy_Cutoff_OP

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Cutoff energy for the PLEC model

Unc_Energy_Cutoff_OP

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma;stat.error

Statistical error on the cutoff energy

Spatial_Model_OP

9A

 

 

Spatial model selected for analysis

RAJ2000_OP

E

deg

pos.eq.ra;meta.main

Right Ascension (J2000) of off-peak source

DEJ2000_OP

E

deg

pos.eq.dec;meta.main

Declination (J2000) of off-peak source

GLON_OP

E

deg

pos.galactic.lon

Galactic longitude of off-peak source

GLAT_OP

E

deg

pos.galactic.lat

Galactic latitude of off-peak source

Unc_Position_OP

E

deg

pos;stat.error

Position error for Point or Extended spatial models

Extension_OP

E

deg

 

Best fit extension for Extended model

Unc_Extension_OP

E

deg

 

Statistical error on the best-fit extension

PowerLaw_Flux_UL_OP

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma

95% photon flux upper limit assuming a PL spectrum

PowerLaw_EFlux_UL_OP

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

95% energy flux upper limit assuming a PL spectrum

Cutoff_Flux_UL_OP

E

ph/cm**2/s

phot.count;em.gamma

95% photon flux upper limit assuming a PLEC spectrum

Cutoff_EFlux_UL_OP

E

erg/cm**2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

95% energy flux upper limit assuming a PLEC spectrum

SED_Lower_Energy_OP

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Low energy for each bin of 14-bin SED

SED_Upper_Energy_OP

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

High energy for each bin of 14-bin SED

SED_Center_Energy_OP

E

MeV

em.energy;em.gamma

Geometric mean energy for each bin of 14-bin SED

SED_TS_OP

14E

 

stat.value

Test statistic for each SED point

SED_Prefactor_OP

14E

ph/cm**2/s/erg

 

Best-fit prefactor for each point where SED_TS>4

Neg_Unc_SED_Prefactor_OP

14E

ph/cm**2/s/erg

 

Negative prefactor error for each SED point

Pos_Unc_SED_Prefactor_OP

14E

ph/cm**2/s/erg

 

Positive prefactor error for each SED point

SED_Prefactor_UL_OP

14E

ph/cm**2/s/erg

 

Prefactor upper limit for each point where SED_TS<4

Extension 4 - REFERENCES

Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

Ref_Number

3A

 

meta.bib;meta.id

ID of reference from Distance_Ref and S1400_Ref columns

Citation

44A

 

meta.bib

Reference citation

ADS_URL

53A

 

meta.ref.url

URL for the reference at ADS

Title

134A

 

meta.title

Title of reference

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labelIndividual Pulsar files

Individual Pulsar FITS files

File format: Binary, text file
Naming Convention: PSRJxxxx+/-yyyy_2PC_data.fits, PSRJxxxx+/-yyyy_2PC_data.asc
Directory: /archive/PSR_data/FITS/, /archive/PSR_data/ascii/

Example file|^PSRJ0835-4510_2PC_data.fits|||\

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Extension 1 - GAMMA_LIGHTCURVE

HDU header includes keywords for background level in each band.

Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

Phase_Min

E

 

time.phase;stat.min

Minimum phase in bin

Phase_Max

E

 

time.phase;stat.max

Maximum phase in bin

GT100_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma

Weighted counts above 100 MeV

Unc_GT100_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error on weighted counts above 100 MeV

GT3000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma

Weighted counts above 3 GeV

Unc_GT3000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error on weighted counts above 3 GeV

GT10000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma

Weighted counts above 10 GeV

Unc_GT10000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error on weighted counts above 10 GeV

energy band |

100_300_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma

Weighted counts in the 100-300 MeV energy band

Unc_100_300_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error on weighted counts in the 100-300 MeV energy band

300_1000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma

Weighted counts in the 300 MeV to 1 GeV energy band

Unc_300_1000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error on weighted counts in the 300 MeV to 1 GeV energy band

1000_3000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma

Weighted counts in the 1-3 GeV energy band

Unc_1000_3000_WtCounts

E

 

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error on weighted counts in the 1-3 GeV energy band

Extension 2 - RADIO_PROFILE

HDU header includes keyword for observatory and observation frequency.

Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

Phase_Min

E

 

time.phase;stat.min

Minimum phase in bin

Phase_Max

E

 

time.phase;stat.min

Maximum phase in bin

Norm_Intensity

E

 

 

Radio flux normalized to the peak flux.

Extension 3 - PULSAR_SED

Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

Energy_Min

E

GeV

em.energy;stat.min

Minimum bin energy

Energy_Max

E

GeV

em.energy;stat.max

Maximum bin energy

Center_Energy

E

GeV

em.energy

Central bin energy

PhotonFlux

E

ph/cm^2/s/GeV

phot.count;em.gamma

Photon flux in bin

Unc_PhotonFlux

E

ph/cm^2/s/GeV

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error for photon flux. Zero for UL

EnergyFlux

E

erg/cm^2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma

Energy flux in bin

Unc_EnergyFlux

E

erg/cm^2/s

phot.flux;em.gamma;stat.error.sys

Error for energy flux. Zero for UL

Extension 4 - MODEL_SED

Column name

Format

Unit

UCD

Comment

Energy_Min

E

GeV

em.energy;stat.min

Minimum bin energy

Energy_Max

E

GeV

em.energy;stat.max

Maximum bin energy

Center_Energy

E

GeV

em.energy

Central bin energy

Model_PhotonFlux

E

ph/cm^2/s/GeV

phot.count;em.gamma;meta.modelled

Model photon flux in bin

Bowtie_Flux

E

ph/cm^2/s/GeV

phot.count;em.gamma;stat.error.sys;meta.modelled

Flux for bowtie in bin

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labelTEMPO2 .par files

Timing .par file archive

TEMPO2 par files are used to replicate the timing analysis done in 2PC.

File format: .par (text files)
Naming Convention: PSRJxxxx+/-yyyy_2PC(_#).par
Directory: /archive/par_files/

Example file|^PSRJ0034-0534_2PC.par|||\

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labelImage Archive

Light Curve images

All 117 pulsars have light curve image files.

File format: Vector image
Naming Convention: PSRJxxxx+/-yyyy_2PC_LC.pdf
Directory: /archive/images/lightcurves/

Example file|^PSRJ0034-0534_2PC_LC.png|||\ (currently in .png format, need to convert)

Image Removed

SED images

Only the 107 pulsars with robust spectral fits have SED (Spectral Energy Distribution) image files.

File format: Vector image
Naming Convention: PSRJxxxx+/-yyyy_2PC_SED.pdf
Directory: /archive/images/SED/

Example file|^PSRJ0034-0534_2PC_SED.pdf|||\

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!PSRJ0034-0534_2PC_SED.pdf|thumbnail!

Compilation files

Large searchable files containing all 2PC SED images or all 2PC light curve images.

File format: Searchable vector image
Naming: 2PC_SED_all.pdf , 2PC_LC_all.pdf

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labelREADME

TO BE COMPLETED