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Millisecond pulsars at low frequencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2018

N. D. Ramesh Bhat
Affiliation:
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University, 1 Turner Avenue, Technology Park, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia email: ramesh.bhat@curtin.edu.au ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO)
Steven E. Tremblay
Affiliation:
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University, 1 Turner Avenue, Technology Park, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia email: ramesh.bhat@curtin.edu.au ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO)
Franz Kirsten
Affiliation:
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University, 1 Turner Avenue, Technology Park, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia email: ramesh.bhat@curtin.edu.au
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Abstract

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Low-frequency pulsar observations are well suited for studying propagation effects caused by the interstellar medium (ISM). This is particularly important for millisecond pulsars (MSPs) that are part of high-precision timing applications such as pulsar timing arrays (PTA), which aim to detect nanoHertz gravitational waves. MSPs in the southern hemisphere will also be the prime targets for PTAs with the South African MeerKAT, and eventually with the SKA. The development of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) and the Engineering Development Array (EDA) brings excellent opportunities for low-frequency studies of MSPs in the southern hemisphere. They enable observations at frequencies from 50 MHz to 300 MHz, and can be exploited for a wide range of studies relating to pulsar emission physics and probing the ISM.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2018 

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