Using scintillation to measure to explore pulsar’s orbit and explore the interstellar medium

My research project at ASIIA would focus more on the properties of the ISM for PSR J0621+1002. Scintillation is caused by inhomogeneity in the ISM, known as scattering screens. The main objective of the project is to map the scattering screen between us and the pulsar and how it changes over 8-10 years of observed data. To do this, we plan to use the data from The Large European Array for Pulsars (LEAP) which consists of five telescopes ( the Effelsberg Telescope, the Nançay Radio Telescope, the Sardinia Radio Telescope, the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, and the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank) and VLBI techniques. Using VLBI, we want to directly measure the extent of the scattering screen between us and the pulsar across the sky.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ue-Li Pen

Student:

Partner:

Academia Sinica

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Aerospace; Technology; Other

University:

University of Toronto

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