TEMPO2 Pulsar Timing Package

PSRCHIVE can make use of the TEMPO2 Pulsar Timing Package to model pulse phase.

TEMPO2 Environment Variable

Before installing tempo2, it is useful to choose an installation location and set the TEMPO2 environment variable accordingly. For example, in your .bashrc file: 
export PSRHOME=$HOME/Pulsar
export TEMPO2=$PSRHOME/tempo2
export PATH=${PATH}:$TEMPO2/bin

Manual Download and Installation

You can download and install TEMPO2 as described at the TEMPO2 home page.

Automatic Installation

Alternatively, you can run the TEMPO2 installation script that is distributed with the PSRCHIVE source code. From the top-level build directory (where the configure script was run) simply type 
packages/tempo2.csh