Parkes observations for project P456 semester 2023OCTS_10
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Parkes observations for project P456 semester 2023OCTS_10
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George Hobbs
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Astronomical sciences not elsewhere classified
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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! |
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CSIRO
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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 Xingjiang Zhu Shi Dai Daniel John Reardon Andrew Zic Renee Spiewak Lei Zhang Songbo Zhang Malgorzata Curylo Rami Mandow Agastya Kapur Wenhua Ling Jane Kaczmarek |
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2024-03-08
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csiro:61901
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