Using Cyclic Spectroscopy of Pulsars to Correct for Interstellar Propagation Delay
Abstract
Recently, Demorest et al. (2010) have demonstrated that, for pulsar observations, the phase of the e-m wave can be determined through a technique called cyclic spectroscopy. This is a major advance in high precision pulsar timing. We report on studies of how cyclic spectroscopy can be used to correct for interstellar propagation delays down to the 100 ns level. Substantial observing time on large telescopes will be necessary to put this important technique into practice.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #217
- Pub Date:
- January 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011AAS...21713901S