Sporadic Pulsar Emission at Low Radio Frequencies
Event Date:
2019-10-28T15:00:00
2019-10-28T16:00:00
Event Location:
Hennings 318
Speaker:
Bradley Meyers (UBC)
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Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Event Information:
Pulsars are unparalleled astrophysical tools, yet, after more than 50 years of research, we still do not fully understand the mechanism responsible for their radio emission. To further complicate the matter, the phenomenon of emission intermittency, where the pulsar radio emission ceases unpredictably, is also a mystery. Through a series of simultaneous wideband observations of three different sporadically emitting pulsars, using the Murchison Widefield Array and other Australian radio telescopes, the importance of low-frequency information when characterizing the radio emission is highlighted.
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2019-10-28T15:00:00
2019-10-28T16:00:00
Sporadic Pulsar Emission at Low Radio Frequencies
Event Information:
Pulsars are unparalleled astrophysical tools, yet, after more than 50 years of research, we still do not fully understand the mechanism responsible for their radio emission. To further complicate the matter, the phenomenon of emission intermittency, where the pulsar radio emission ceases unpredictably, is also a mystery. Through a series of simultaneous wideband observations of three different sporadically emitting pulsars, using the Murchison Widefield Array and other Australian radio telescopes, the importance of low-frequency information when characterizing the radio emission is highlighted.
Event Location:
Hennings 318