Parkes observations for project P737 semester 2012APRS

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.

使用帕克斯（Parkes）射电望远镜开展的脉冲星观测，在近年取得了若干极具影响力的天文学研究成果。本观测申请的核心目标是对新型后端仪器开展测试——此类测试无法在常规维护时段内完成。高精度脉冲星计时实验需要对馈源的交叉耦合效应进行测量，而该测量仅可通过对PSR J0437-4715进行从升起到落下的全程观测来实现。我们申请开展此类观测，并将观测结果向所有望远镜用户开放共享。