Parkes observations for project P791 semester 2013OCTS

Radio emission has been detected from only four magnetars (all discovered
at Parkes). This emission is transient and highly variable, and appears
to share other characteristics (e.g., flat radio spectra) that distinguish
it from the emission of ordinary rotation-powered pulsars. However, there
is clearly some relation between the radio emission of ordinary pulsars
and that sometimes displayed by these magnetically-powered neutron stars.
Studying this radiation provides a new opportunity to learn more about
both neutron star radio emission mechanisms and magnetars. We are
limited, however, by the knowledge of only four objects in the class.
Several more X-ray magnetars are known, however, a few discovered only
in the past few years. We aim to search for radio emission from the
11 magnetars visible from Parkes that are not currently known to emit
radio waves. For this purpose, we request 4.5 hr of telescope time once
per semester.