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Paper: On quasiperiodic variations of pulsars' periods - an alternative to the planetary interpretation of PSR1257+12
Volume: 36, Planets Around Pulsars
Page: 61
Authors: Dolginov, A. Z.; Stepinski, T. F.
Abstract: The quasi-periodic timing residuals of PSR1257+12 are considered to be a result of two large-scale internal motions of the neutron star: core-crust relative motion and precession. The model requires that the superfluid core of a neutron star is not pinned to the solid crust. A very good fit to the observations is obtained for the set of parameters that corresponds to a nearly orthogonal rotator, and the period of the core-crust relative rotation that is nearly twice the period of precession.
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