Parkes observations for project P737 semester 2018APRS_BPSR_02

Pulsar observations using the Parkes radio telescope have led to some of the most exciting astronomical results in the last few years. The aim of this proposal is to carry out tests of the new backend instruments which cannot be carried out during standard maintenance periods. High precision pulsar timing experiments require cross-coupling in the feed to be measured. This can only be done using observations of PSR J0437-4715 from rise-to-set. We propose to undertake such observations and make the results available for any users of the telescope. We will also use P737 to commission new receivers such as the UWB.

利用帕克斯射电望远镜开展的脉冲星观测在过去几年中取得了若干最令人振奋的天文学成果。本提案旨在对新型后端仪器进行测试，这些测试无法在标准维护期间开展。高精度脉冲星计时实验需要测量馈源中的交叉耦合，这只能通过对PSR J0437-4715进行从升起到落下的观测来完成。我们提议开展此类观测，并将结果开放给该望远镜的所有用户使用。我们还将利用P737对超宽带（UWB）等新型接收器进行调试。