[Everyone] PSRCAT v2.1 released

[Hobbs, George (S&A, Marsfield)]

Dear PSRCAT users,

We have now released a new version of PSRCAT: v2.1.0.  This has been updated already on the PSRCAT webpage: www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat and we provide further access methods at the bottom of this email.

This is our first PSRCAT v2 data release in which we have added new parameters and new pulsars. Previously new parameters would overwrite the older parameters, but now we can store multiple parameters per pulsar. In the v2 to v1 conversion (for the webpage, previous scripts etc.) we have chosen the most recently added parameter and the v1-format catalogue file contains comment lines describing where there was a choice.

The updates made for this data release include:


  *   new parameters and pulsars from bgf+23, djk+23, gvf+23, ccp+23, sbb+23, lpz+23, wyw+23
  *   removed duplicated PMRA and PMDEC parameters for PSR J2047+1053 that were incorrectly entered into v1
  *   updated the database schema to include a database version number for citations.
  *   improved storing information on database versions inside the schema
  *   Flux and width parameters now have "time derivative = 0" set.
  *   We have used database "tags' to indicate papers that include incorrect parameters that have been fixed (for instance, a paper reported flux densities in mJy, but it should have been uJy) and pulsar names (a paper reported two new pulsars, but both with the same Jname).

If you wish to access the SQL database then this (and the corresponding scripts) can be accessed from https://doi.org/10.25919/d9a8-pq84


Best regards,
George on behalf of the PSRCAT team.
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