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  • Pulsar astrophysics
  • Neutron star physics
  • General relativity

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  • Pulsars are rotating neutron stars with lighthouse-like beams.
  • They are crucial for testing general relativity, studying extreme matter, and probing galactic magnetic fields.
  • Understanding pulsar emission mechanisms is vital for these applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of mechanical-optical rotation in pulsar magnetospheres on polarization.
  • To differentiate magnetospheric effects from interstellar medium effects on pulsar signals.
  • To offer a new method for determining pulsar rotation direction.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of pulsar polarization at GHz and sub-GHz frequencies.
  • Modeling of mechanical-optical rotation effects within the pulsar magnetosphere.
  • Comparison of predicted polarization signatures with observational data.

Main Results:

  • Mechanical-optical rotation in pulsar magnetospheres produces polarization effects indistinguishable from interstellar Faraday rotation at GHz frequencies.
  • These effects become distinguishable from interstellar Faraday rotation at sub-GHz frequencies.
  • The study identifies a novel method to determine the rotation direction of pulsars.

Conclusions:

  • The findings are essential for correcting systematic errors in interstellar magnetic field estimations.
  • Determining pulsar rotation direction provides new constraints on magnetospheric physics.
  • Future sub-GHz observations will enable mapping pulsar rotation directions and uncovering new correlations.