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Parkes observations for project P456 semester 2023APRS_01

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Title Parkes observations for project P456 semester 2023APRS_01
 
Creator George Hobbs
 
Subject Astronomical sciences not elsewhere classified
 
Description The Parkes Pulsar Timing Array (PPTA) project has three primary goals: (a) detection of gravitational waves from astronomical sources, (b) establishment of a pulsar timescale, and (c) improvement of our understanding of Solar-system dynamics. We are now in an exciting regime where a signal detected in our (and other data sets) has the form expected for a gravitational wave background. We are therefore now attempting to confirm, or deny, this exciting result. With this proposal we aim to maintain our pre-eminent position in the field.

Unlike most observing proposals, this is a continuing proposal for which the observations will continue to improve bounds on ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves until they are finally detected. Continued Parkes observations will remain valuable at least until the first stage of the SKA is able to improve on our sensitivity and observing cadence. Even after the gravitational wave background is detected we will want to continue observations in support of the nascent field of gravitational wave astronomy!
 
Publisher CSIRO
 
Contributor Dick Manchester
John Sarkissian
Matthew Bailes
Ramesh Bhat
Michael Keith
William Coles
Willem van Straten
Chris Russell
Stefan Oslowski
Matthew Kerr
James Dempsey
Ryan Shannon
Jingbo Wang
Jane Kaczmarek
Xingjiang Zhu
Shi Dai
Daniel John Reardon
Andrew Zic
Renee Spiewak
Lei Zhang
Songbo Zhang
Malgorzata Curylo
Rami Mandow
Agastya Kapur
 
Date 2023-05-07
 
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Identifier csiro:58830
 
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