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Dear PSRCAT users,</div>
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We are excited to release PSRCAT v2.6.0, our 80th version of the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue!</div>
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<span style="color: black;">The PSRCAT webpage </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat" target="_blank" id="OWAdd21b952-da69-d002-e117-3a482dc46b8c" class="OWAAutoLink" title="http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">www.atnf.csiro.au/research/pulsar/psrcat</a></u></span><span style="color: black;"> has
been updated, and if you wish to use the SQL database and the corresponding scripts, they can be accessed at the following DOI
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://doi.org/10.25919/d9a8-pq84" target="_blank" id="OWAa5a0552e-68de-5dec-011c-874a5045dfc0" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://doi.org/10.25919/d9a8-pq84" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">https://doi.org/10.25919/d9a8-pq84</a></u></span><span style="color: black;"><u>.</u></span></div>
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A recent ATNF news article, <a href="https://www.csiro.au/en/Newsletters/ATNF/2024-Q4" id="LPlnkOWA725695cc-2ae1-55d9-3d81-4c4fd1bfd6a4" class="OWAAutoLink elementToProof" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">
https://www.csiro.au/en/Newsletters/ATNF/2024-Q4</a>, featured a section titled "Get to know our pulsar catalogue" and contains information on publication best practice to ensure we keep the catalogue as up to date and useful as possible - please take a look. </div>
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For users of ATNF machines, the 'stable' pulsar software stack is now running v2.5.1 and the 'next' release is running v2.6.0.</div>
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Updates for this release</div>
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Bug fixes:</div>
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- Fix GROUP not known [PSRSOFT-269, PSRSOFT-282]</div>
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- Fix missing or renamed parameters [PSRSOFT-269]</div>
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- Fix warnings and checks for asymmetrical uncertainties [PSRSOFT-282]</div>
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- Fix missing BINARY model for J2333-5526, J0838-2827 and J0955-3947 [PSRSOFT-280]</div>
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- Fix Ecliptic coord columns cause seg fault [PSRSOFT-279]</div>
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- Fix incorrect ASSOC for J1808-2024 [PSRSOFT-278]</div>
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- Fix missing PX for J2325+6316 [PSRSOFT-275]</div>
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- Fix no output from filter condition [PSRSOFT-274]</div>
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- Fix broken short without errors output [PSRSOFT-259]</div>
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- Fix to two duplicate GPPS pulsars with different names [PSRSOFT-258]</div>
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- Fix zero P0 for J0901-4046 [PSRSOFT-253]</div>
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- Fix short output truncates survey [PSRSOFT-229]</div>
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- Fix missing bib keys for bdf+24, sbf+24, tcb+24 and gbs+23 [PSRSOFT-270]</div>
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- Fix for incorrect ECC in abb+23</div>
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- Fix for incorrect F1 (leading to incorrect EDOT) in kzk+24</div>
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New parameters:</div>
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91 new pulsars added</div>
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Thanks to Agastya for the code development and verification for this release, and to Vince McIntyre and Andrew O'Brien for web development. </div>
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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.</div>
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Lawrence, on behalf of the PSRCAT team.</div>
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