Parkes observations for project P863 semester 2017OCTS

In this proposal we request observations from the Parkes radio telescope to survey the complete sample of intermittent pulsars. These are pulsars whose emission switches on and off at seemingly random intervals. We plan to use the dual-band, multibeam and the H-OH receivers that will provide us with information at widely separated frequency bands. We will determine the distribution of the time scales, calculate spin-down rates, look for weak or bursty emission in the "off" states and determine the bandwidth of the on/off emission process and relate these results to predictions from recent theoretical models.