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In order to monitor changes in the interstellar electron density, 47- and 430-MHz timing observations of seven pulsars were conducted once a month for 2 yr. DM variations were detected toward six of the seven objects. The rms variations were largest for the most distant pulsars, confirming that the fluctuations were indeed interstellar.
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Phillips et al. (1991) studied this question.
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