Interstellar scattering - New diagnostics of pulsars and the ISM
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-06-11 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract
Extreme Scattering Events and pulsar secondary spectra have highlighted fundamental problems in our understanding of the dynamics of interstellar turbulence. We describe some of these problems in detail and present the theory behind the technique of speckle imaging, which offers a prospect of revealing fundamental properties of the turbulence. It also offers the prospect of resolving pulsar magnetospheres on ~10 nanoarcsecond scales.
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@article{arxiv.1210.7891,
title = {Interstellar scattering - New diagnostics of pulsars and the ISM},
author = {Jean-Pierre Macquart},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.7891},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Proceedings of IAUS 291 "Neutron Stars and Pulsars: Challenges and Opportunities after 80 years", J. van Leeuwen (ed.); 6 pages, 2 figures