2023MNRAS.524..759M

Astronomers have studied the Vela pulsar (PSR J0835-4510) for decades. This study analyses almost 100 h of single-pulse data collected over three consecutive days in 2016 and 2020. The work investigates the fascinating phenomena of the earlier arrival of brighter pulses with their increase in peak intensity. We found a hyperbolic relation between them by constructing integrated pulse profiles using flux density intervals and examining the relationship between pulse arrival time and intensity. We identified a phase limit of -0.85 ± 0.0109 ms for the earliest arrival of the brightest pulses. This study offers exciting prospects for further exploring the emission regions responsible for the Vela pulsar's regular pulses and giant micro-pulses.