Parkes observations for project P1041 semester 2020APRS_01

Collection Title:

Parkes observations for project P1041 semester 2020APRS_01

Collection Description:

We recently discovered five millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in the globular cluster Omega Centauri. This is the first pulsar discovery in this globular cluster. Four of these pulsars are isolated with spin periods of 4.1, 4.2, 4.6 and 6.8ms. The fifth has a spin period of 4.8ms and is in an eclipsing binary system with an orbital period of 2.1 hours. We... more propose to carry out a timing campaign of these new pulsars in order to study the dynamics in the core of Omega Centauri, to reveal the origin of Gamma-ray emission from the core, and to probe the ionised interstellar medium in Omega Centauri. Our proposed observations will also enable us to carry out deeper searches of pulsars in the cluster. less

Field of Research:

Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25919/5e96b3ea3ee98

Start Date:

01 Apr 2020

End Date:

30 Sep 2020

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Keywords:

pulsars ;  neutron stars ;  P1041_2020APRS

Licence:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

Organisations:

CSIRO (Australia)

Attribution Statement:

Dai, Shi; Possenti, Andrea; Johnston, Simon; Camilo, Fernando; Kerr, Matthew; Kumamoto, Hiroki (2020): Parkes observations for project P1041 semester 2020APRS_01. v1. CSIRO. Data Collection. https://doi.org/10.25919/5e96b3ea3ee98

Rights Statement:

All Rights (including copyright) CSIRO 2020.

Access:

Access to this collection's metadata and/or files (if any) are restricted until 30 Mar 2022.