Parkes observations for project P737 semester 2012OCTS

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。本观测申请旨在对新型后端仪器进行测试，此类测试无法在常规维护周期内开展。高精度脉冲星计时实验需要对馈源串扰（cross-coupling）进行测量，而唯有通过对PSR J0437-4715进行从升起到落下的全时段观测，方可完成此类测量。我们申请开展此类观测，并将观测结果向该望远镜的所有使用者开放共享。