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The radio luminosities of pulsars are given as functions of their period and the time variation of the period. The parameters of that dependence are calculated and independent distances are determined for pulsars. The average electron densities toward the pulsars are determined from the known dispersion measures. The results obtained are used to study the large-scale electron density distribution in the Galaxy. The distribution maximum lies in the vicinity of the Sagittarius spiral arm. The electron density falls off exponentially in the regions between spiral arms.
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Andreasyan, R., Arshakian, T. The radio luminosity of pulsars and the distribution of interstellar electron density. Astrophysics and Space Science 278, 175–179 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013150627329
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