The "pub/catalog" directory contains the following files:

Makefile	UNIX makefile to compile the catalog software
README		The file you are now reading
ascat1.dat	Machine-readable version of the pulsar catalog
ascat1.def	Include file for rdascat1.f
bincat.f	Converts catalog to binary for faster reading
cra.f		Some utility subroutines
psrcat.tar.Z	Compressed tarfile containing all the other files
		(but not the postscript files -- see below)
psrcat1.def	Include file for rdascat1.f
pulsar.f	Provides catalog information on specific pulsars
rdascat.f	Subroutine used to read file ascat1.dat
rdascat.h	Include file with definition of common block
rdascat.info	Definitions and units of catalog parameters
rdascat1.f	Alternative subroutine for reading ascat1.dat
rdbincat.f	Subroutine used to read binary file bincat.dat
summary.f	Provides summary of catalog contents by various categories

It also contains the directory "tables_ps," which contains
subdirectories "300dpi" and "400dpi."  Each of these directories has
postscript files (at resolution of 300 dpi and 400 dpi, respectively),
of tables 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the catalog, as well as of the list of
notes and references, and a cover/title page.

The preferred method of downloading the pulsar catalog and
compiling the software on a UNIX system is:

	% ftp pulsar.princeton.edu	(or ftp 128.112.84.73)
	Name: anonymous
	Password: 
	ftp> cd pub/catalog
	ftp> binary
	ftp> get psrcat.tar.Z
	ftp> quit
	% uncompress psrcat.tar
	% tar xf psrcat.tar
	% make all

You can also download and print the postscript files (eg, at 300 dpi) as:

	...
	ftp> cd pub/catalog/tables_ps/300dpi 
	ftp> prompt
	ftp> mget *.ps
	ftp> quit

On non-UNIX machines (e.g., VMS) you can forget the makefile and
the tarfile, and instead "get" each of the other files:

	$ ftp pulsar.princeton.edu
	Name: anonymous
	Password: 
	ftp> cd pub/catalog
	ftp> get ascat.dat
	ftp> get cra.f
	ftp> get pulsar.f
	ftp> get rdascat.f
	ftp> get rdascat.h
	ftp> get rdascat.info
	ftp> get summary.f
	ftp> quit
	$

Then compile the FORTRAN as you usually would.

Two example programs are provided.  The first, called pulsar, allows 
you to interrogate the database for information on a particular pulsar.  
Try typing, e.g.,

	% pulsar 1913+16

to get information on a single pulsar, or type "pulsar" with no
argument to get repeated prompts asking for pulsar names.  Names may 
optionally include a leading "B" or "J"; in the absence of either,
B1950 names are assumed.

The second example program, called summary, reports the number of 
catalog entries in 40 different categories.

We hope you find the pulsar database useful.  Please send us your 
comments, corrections, suggestions, etc.

A printed version of the original catalog appeared in J. H. Taylor, R.
N. Manchester, and A. G. Lyne 1993, ApJS. 88, 529

J. H. Taylor, Physics Department, Princeton University
	E-mail: joe@pulsar.princeton.edu
R. N. Manchester, Australia Telescope National Facility
	E-mail: rmanches@atnf.csiro.au
A. G. Lyne, Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, University of Manchester
	E-mail: agl@jb.man.ac.uk
F. Camilo, Physics Department, Princeton University
  	E-mail: fernando@pulsar.princeton.edu
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                            Revision History
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Jan 29, 1993: Original distribution version deposited in pub/catalog
Mar 10, 1993: Small bug fixes and enhancements in ascat1.dat, as well as in
	      most of the associated programs.  Added binary file handling
	      for faster catalog access.
Jan 21, 1994: Cosmetic changes to psrcat.info
Mar 24, 1995: Entries for 706 pulsars (558 in the previous version).
	      Many parameters updated.
May  3, 1995: Corrected some errors in a few March 24 entries.
=====================================

 Pulsars          706
 Pdot > 0         540
 Pdot > +Pdote    535
 Pdot < -Pdote      5
 f2                 7
 w50              607
 S400             561
 S1400            445
 Spectral Index   429
 DM               705
 RM               260
 tau_s            194
 Binary            46
 Cluster           33
 Glitches          19
 X or gamma-ray     9
 Interpulse        24
 P < 25 ms         53
 Recycled          65
 SNR               13
 Extragalactic      5
 Molonglo 1        35
 Jodrell Bank 1    50
 Arecibo 1         49
 Molonglo 2       224
 Green Bank 1      50
 Green Bank 2      83
 Jodrell Bank 2    62
 Green Bank 3      87
 Arecibo 2         24
 Parkes 1         100
 Arecibo 3         63
 Parkes 70cm      263
 Arecibo 4a        14
 Arecibo 4b        29
 Arecibo 4c         5
 Arecibo 4d        19
 Arecibo 4e        16
 Arecibo 4f         5
 Green Bank 4       0
========================================================================
PSR:    J0953+0755      B0950+08           BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB  Scode: 100010
RAB:       09:50:30.54000  +/- 00:00:0 .00300
DECB:     +08:09:45.0500   +/- 00:00:0 .0400
RAJ:       09:53:09.31552  +/- 00:00:0 .00300
DECJ:     +07:55:35.6032   +/- 00:00:0 .0400
Pos_Epoch:  46058.
PMRA:       15.000  +/-     8.000 mas/yr
PMDEC:      31.000  +/-     5.000 mas/yr
l,b:       228.908  43.697
P:          .253065068190000020  +/-   .000000000030000000 sec
Pdot:      2.291500E-16  +/-    1.000000E-19 sec/sec
Pepoch:  41500.
DM:          2.9702  +/-      .0001 pc/cm^-3
w50:        9.50 ms     37.54 mP
s400:     400.00 mJy
s1400:     84.00 mJy
RM:          1.35  +/-     .15 rad/m^2
log tau_s:   -10.84
dl,du:      .11     .14
d,z:          .12     .08   aa
model d:        .16  (model 1)
log10(Lum):     .76 mJy*kpc^2
log10(age_yr):     7.24
age [yr]:  17498466.9
log10(Edot):   32.75 erg/s
log10(B[Gs]):    11.39

PSR:    J1136+1551      B1133+16           BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB  Scode:  20010
RAB:       11:33:27.42700  +/- 00:00:0 .00400
DECB:     +16:07:36.7700   +/- 00:00:0 .1000
RAJ:       11:36:03.29579  +/- 00:00:0 .00400
DECJ:     +15:51:0 .6905   +/- 00:00:0 .1000
Pos_Epoch:  42364.
PMRA:     -102.000  +/-     5.000 mas/yr
PMDEC:     357.000  +/-     3.000 mas/yr
l,b:       241.905  69.195
P:         1.187911536080000108  +/-   .000000000040000000 sec
Pdot:      3.732730E-15  +/-    5.000000E-20 sec/sec
Pepoch:  41664.
DM:          4.8471  +/-      .0002 pc/cm^-3
w50:       31.70 ms     26.69 mP
s400:     257.00 mJy
s1400:     32.00 mJy
RM:          3.90  +/-     .20 rad/m^2
log tau_s:    -8.15
d,z:          .27     .25   aa
model d:        .27  (model 1)
log10(Lum):    1.27 mJy*kpc^2
log10(age_yr):     6.70
age [yr]:   5046613.0
log10(Edot):   31.94 erg/s
log10(B[Gs]):    12.33