Posterior sample files and scripts from the 2019 Riley et al. study published in ApJL. The dataset is associated with the NICER view of millisecond pulsar PSR J0030+0451. It was authored by Thomas E. Riley of the University of Amsterdam.
Use Cases
- Bayesian inference of neutron star mass and radius based on the posterior samples.
- Testing parameter estimation algorithms using the provided nested sampling results.
- Reproducing the findings of the Riley et al. 2019 study on pulsar structure.
- Analyzing the posterior distribution for millisecond pulsar properties like compactness.
Strengths
- Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication (Riley et al. 2019, ApJL, 887, L21).
- Includes scripts for working with the posterior samples, suggesting reproducibility.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Thomas E. Riley, University of Amsterdam
- Collection Method
- Generated from NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray timing observations and Bayesian analysis.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- null