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Pulsar Timing Arrays: Status and Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2013

George Hobbs*
Affiliation:
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Australia Telescope National Facility, PO Box 76, Epping NSW 1710, Australia email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Three pulsar timing arrays are now producing high quality data sets. As reviewed in this paper, these data sets are been processed to 1) develop a pulsar-based time standard, 2) search for errors in the solar system planetary ephemeris and 3) detect gravitational waves. It is expected that the data sets will significantly improve in the near future by combining existing observations and by using new telescopes.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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