The timing behaviour of radio pulsars

TL;DR

This review discusses pulsar timing techniques, recent findings on pulsar spin-down over decades, and the scientific potential of high-precision millisecond pulsar timing for astrophysics.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of pulsar timing methods, recent research developments, and future scientific applications of millisecond pulsar observations.

Findings

Summary of pulsar timing techniques

Insights into pulsar spin-down over decades

Potential of high-precision millisecond pulsar timing

Abstract

The purpose of this review paper is to summarise the pulsar timing method, to provide an overview of recent research into the spin-down of pulsars over decadal timescales and to highlight the science that can be achieved using high-precision timing of millisecond pulsars.