The Parkes Pulsar Timing Array
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2015-06-16 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract
The aims of the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array (PPTA) project are to 1) make a direct detection of gravitational waves, 2) improve the solar system planetary ephemeris and 3) develop a pulsar-based time scale. In this article we describe the project, explain how the data are collected and processed and describe current research. Our current data sets are able to place an upper bound on the gravitational wave background that is the most stringent to date.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1307.2629,
title = {The Parkes Pulsar Timing Array},
author = {G. Hobbs},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.2629},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravity (special edition on pulsar timing arrays)