[Everyone] PSRCAT v2.8.0 release [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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

OFFICIAL

Dear PSRCAT users,

We are excited to release PSRCAT v2.8.0!

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, the 'stable' pulsar software stack is now running v2.7.0 and the 'next' release is running v2.8.0.

Updates for this release
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Bug fixes:
- Fix EPS2 for J1720-0533 [PSRSOFT-383]
- Fix A1DOT for J1933-6211 [PSRSOFT-371]
- Fix PB for J1646-4406; remove duplicate J1756-251 [PSRSOFT-369]
- Fix missing LOFAR ephemerides [PSRSOFT-288]
- Fix psrcat_help.html [PSRSOFT-370]
- Numerous other small fixes

Features:
- Update DM and RM values for Meerkat/FAST GC observations [PSRSOFT-374]
- Add LOTAAS par files [PSRSOFT-333]
- ‎Add new parameters from:
wbc+23.txt,mkgm24.txt,aej+23.txt,yly+25.txt,zal+25.txt,ywz+25.txt,tsb+25.txt,btp+25.txt,apt25.txt,tss+25.txt,cdw+25.txt,mfs+25.txt,llw+25_fracfix.txt,hzw+25

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, The ATNF Pulsar Catalogue (PSRCAT) https://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat
Project lead, CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive (CRAIA) https://csiro.au.canto.com/v/CRAIA/

Winner of the 2023 CSIRO Support Excellence Award

CSIRO Space & Astronomy
Marsfield, NSW 2122

+61293724572

https://www.csiro.au/

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands that we live and work on across Australia and pays its respect to Elders past and present.


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