Parkes observations for project P885 semester 2020APRS_09

We propose to observe the magnetars 1E 1547.0-5408 and PSR J1622-4950 approximately weekly, to track their rotation, flux density, and polarisation, as we have long been doing through this project. The revolutionary UWL capabilities promise new opportunities to disentangle still mysterious radio emission mechanisms in magnetars. This promise is supported by the recent follow up of XTE J1810-197, again a radio magnetar after 10 years dormant, for which our observations with the UWL receiver are providing unique and tantalizing measurements of its radio spectrum and polarisation.

我们计划对磁星（magnetars）1E 1547.0-5408和PSR J1622-4950开展约每周一次的观测，以追踪其自转、通量密度及偏振特性——这一观测模式我们已通过本项目长期践行。革命性的UWL技术能力为解析磁星中仍存神秘的射电辐射机制带来了新机遇。这一前景得到了近期对XTE J1810-197后续观测的支持：该天体是一颗沉寂十年后重新活跃的射电磁星，我们利用UWL接收器对其开展的观测，正为其射电频谱及偏振特性提供独特且极具吸引力的测量数据。