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A Search for and Optical Pulsar in SN 1987A using Real-Time FFT Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

P. Kroupa  and
D. G. Blair
P. Kroupa
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Western Australia
D. G. Blair
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Western Australia
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Abstract

It is shown that real-time FFT techniques used in conjunction with a small telescope can yield useful sensitivity. The suitability of the Crab pulsar as a calibrator is assessed. The mains frequency modulation in the night sky above Perth is clearly discerned, with several harmonics. Detectable signal modulation limits for SN 1987A are derived as a function of frequency in the range 10-2000 Hz.

Type
Pulsars
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , 1989 , pp. 169 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1989

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