Observations of Radio Magnetars with the Deep Space Network
Abstract
The Deep Space Network (DSN) is a worldwide array of radio telescopes that supports NASA's interplanetary spacecraft missions. When the DSN antennas are not communicating with spacecraft, they provide a valuable resource for performing observations of radio magnetars, searches for new pulsars at the Galactic Center, and additional pulsar-related studies. We describe the DSN's capabilities for carrying out these types of observations. We also present results from observations of three radio magnetars, PSR J1745-2900, PSR J1622-4950, and XTE J1810-197, and the transitional magnetar candidate, PSR J1119-6127, using the DSN radio telescopes near Canberra, Australia.
- Publication:
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Advances in Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- June 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1155/2019/6325183
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1902.10712
- Bibcode:
- 2019AdAst2019E..23P
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- 14 pages, 8 figures, Accepted for publication in Advances in Astronomy on 2019 January 27 (Invited paper for a special issue on magnetars)