[Everyone] PSRCAT v2.6.1 release

[Toomey, Lawrence (S&A, Marsfield)]

Dear PSRCAT users,

We are excited to release PSRCAT v2.6.1, our 81st version of the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue!

The PSRCAT webpage www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat<http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat> has been updated, and if you wish to use the SQL database and the corresponding scripts, they can be accessed at the following DOI https://doi.org/10.25919/d9a8-pq84.

For users of ATNF machines, both the 'stable' and 'next' pulsar software stacks are now running v2.6.1.

Updates for this release
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 Bug fixes:

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Fix par file output that caused Tempo2 mixed coords errors [PSRSOFT-304, PSRSOFT-294, PSRSOFT-257]
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Fix missing widths for cab+24 [PSRSOFT-322]
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Fix missing citations for psrcat2 [PSRSOFT-319]
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Fix for some duplicate pulsars [PSRSOFT-301]
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Fix missing refs [PSRSOFT-299, PSRSPFT-298]
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Fix incorrect ELONG ELAT [PSRSOFT-296]
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Add missing survey [PSRSOFT-292]
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Fix bug where expert mode loads latest version only [PSRSOFT-289]
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Fix incorrect units for PML PMB [PSRSOFT-287]
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Fix width unit for lsb+24 [PSRSOFT-286]
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Fix missing PEPOCH [PSRSOFT-281].
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Many other small fixes


Features:

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Add args to -h[PSRSOFT-293]
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Add Makefile [PSRSOFT-302]

New parameters:
N/A

Thanks to Agastya for the code development and verification for this release, and to Vince McIntyre and Andrew O'Brien for web development.

A huge thank you also to those users who spotted and reported any issues back to us - as always, please don't hesitate to contact us to report any issues that you encounter.

Regards,
Lawrence, on behalf of the PSRCAT team.


Lawrence

Lawrence Toomey (he/him) | Senior Research Technician

Data archivist for Murriyang, the CSIRO Parkes 64-metre radio telescope
Project lead, CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive (CRAIA)
Project lead, The ATNF Pulsar Catalogue (PSRCAT)
                            
Winner of the 2023 CSIRO Support Excellence Award

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