A. Karastergiou et al., Simultaneous single-pulse observations of radio pulsars - I. The polarization characteristics of PSR B0329+54, ASTRON ASTR, 379(1), 2001, pp. 270-278
We present the first results from a programme of multi-frequency simultaneo
us single pulse observations carried out as part of the European Pulsar Net
work. We detail the main data analysis methods and apply them to simultaneo
us observations of the strong pulsar B0329+54 at 1.4 and 2.7 GHz using the
Jodrell Bank and Effelsberg radio telescopes respectively. The pulses at di
fferent frequencies are highly correlated in their total intensity, as seen
in previous experiments, and generally show consistent position angles of
the linearly polarized component. In contrast, the circularly polarized emi
ssion sometimes shows clear differences between pulses received at differen
t frequencies. These results are unexpected and warrant further follow-up s
tudies to interpret them in the context of the intrinsic bandwidth of pulsa
r radiation.