Parkes observations for project P1362 semester 2025APRS_02

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PSR J1757-1854 is the most relativistic galactic double neutron star system. Its eccentricity makes it an ideal playground for gravity experiments with pulsar timing. Via observations of its profile evolution, we can constraint its rate of geodetic precession. Currently, there are four possible geometric configurations that explain the time evolution of the polarisation swing. The geodetic precession and the Lense-Thirring effect will eventually manifest themselves in the post-Keplerian parameters within the next decade, allowing for two further tests of gravity. We propose to observe it with Parkes UWL every two months to track the profile evolution in this pulsar, and to derive times of arrival for an eventual detection of the affected Post-Keplerian parameters. These observations will be added to joint GBT and (past) MeerKAT observations, and they will be part of a long-term, global observational program of this pulsar.