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dc.contributor.authorStappers, B.
dc.contributor.authorHessels, J.
dc.contributor.authorAlexov, A.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, K.
dc.contributor.authorCoenen, T.
dc.contributor.authorHassall, T.
dc.contributor.authorKarastergiou, A.
dc.contributor.authorKondratiev, V.
dc.contributor.authorKramer, M.
dc.contributor.authorvan Leeuwen, J.
dc.contributor.authorMol, J.
dc.contributor.authorNoutsos, A.
dc.contributor.authorRomein, J.
dc.contributor.authorWeltevrede, P.
dc.contributor.authorFender, R.
dc.contributor.authorWijers, R.
dc.contributor.authorBaehren, L.
dc.contributor.authorBell, M.
dc.contributor.authorBroderick, J.
dc.contributor.authorDaw, E.
dc.contributor.authorDhillon, V.
dc.contributor.authorEisloeffel, J.
dc.contributor.authorFalcke, H.
dc.contributor.authorGriessmeier, J.
dc.contributor.authorLaw, C.
dc.contributor.authorMarkoff, S.
dc.contributor.authorMiller-Jones, James
dc.contributor.authorScheers, B.
dc.contributor.authorSpreeuw, H.
dc.contributor.authorSwinbank, J.
dc.contributor.authorter Veen, S.
dc.contributor.authorWise, M.
dc.contributor.authorWucknitz, O.
dc.contributor.authorZarka, P.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, J.
dc.contributor.authorAsgekar, A.
dc.contributor.authorAvruch, I.
dc.contributor.authorBeck, R.
dc.contributor.authorBennema, P.
dc.contributor.authorBentum, M.
dc.contributor.authorBest, P.
dc.contributor.authorBregman, J.
dc.contributor.authorBrentjens, M.
dc.contributor.authorvan de Brink, R.
dc.contributor.authorBroekema, P.
dc.contributor.authorBrouw, W.
dc.contributor.authorBrueggen, M.
dc.contributor.authorde Bruyn, A.
dc.contributor.authorButcher, H.
dc.contributor.authorCiardi, B.
dc.contributor.authorConway, J.
dc.contributor.authorDettmar, R.
dc.contributor.authorvan Duin, A.
dc.contributor.authorvan Enst, J.
dc.contributor.authorGarrett, M.
dc.contributor.authorGerbers, M.
dc.contributor.authorGrit, T.
dc.contributor.authorGunst, A.
dc.contributor.authorvan Haarlem, M.
dc.contributor.authorHamaker, J.
dc.contributor.authorHeald, G.
dc.contributor.authorHoeft, M.
dc.contributor.authorHolties, H.
dc.contributor.authorHorneffer, A.
dc.contributor.authorKoopmans, L.
dc.contributor.authorKuper, G.
dc.contributor.authorLoose, M.
dc.contributor.authorMaat, P.
dc.contributor.authorMcKay-Bukowski, D.
dc.contributor.authorMcKean, J.
dc.contributor.authorMiley, G.
dc.contributor.authorMorganti, R.
dc.contributor.authorNijboer, R.
dc.contributor.authorNoordam, J.
dc.contributor.authorNorden, M.
dc.contributor.authorOlofsson, H.
dc.contributor.authorPandey-Pommier, M.
dc.contributor.authorPolatidis, A.
dc.contributor.authorReich, W.
dc.contributor.authorRoettgering, H.
dc.contributor.authorSchoenmakers, A.
dc.contributor.authorSluman, J.
dc.contributor.authorSmirnov, O.
dc.contributor.authorSteinmetz, M.
dc.contributor.authorSterks, C.
dc.contributor.authorTagger, M.
dc.contributor.authorTang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorVermeulen, R.
dc.contributor.authorVermaas, N.
dc.contributor.authorVogt, C.
dc.contributor.authorde Vos, M.
dc.contributor.authorWijnholds, S.
dc.contributor.authorYatawatta, S.
dc.contributor.authorZensus, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:45:43Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:45:43Z
dc.date.created2014-10-08T06:00:49Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationStappers, B. and Hessels, J. and Alexov, A. and Anderson, K. and Coenen, T. and Hassall, T. and Karastergiou, A. et al. 2011. Observing pulsars and fast transients with LOFAR. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 530: pp. A80-1-A80-32.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40795
dc.description.abstract

Low frequency radio waves, while challenging to observe, are a rich source of information about pulsars. The LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) is a new radio interferometer operating in the lowest 4 octaves of the ionospheric "radio window": 10-240 MHz, that will greatly facilitate observing pulsars at low radio frequencies. Through the huge collecting area, long baselines, and flexible digital hardware, it is expected that LOFAR will revolutionize radio astronomy at the lowest frequencies visible from Earth. LOFAR is a next-generation radio telescope and a pathfinder to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), in that it incorporates advanced multi-beaming techniques between thousands of individual elements. We discuss the motivation for low-frequency pulsar observations in general and the potential of LOFAR in addressing these science goals. We present LOFAR as it is designed to perform high-time-resolution observations of pulsars and other fast transients, and outline the various relevant observing modes and data reduction pipelines that are already or will soon be implemented to facilitate these observations. A number of results obtained from commissioning observations are presented to demonstrate the exciting potential of the telescope. This paper outlines the case for low frequency pulsar observations and is also intended to serve as a reference for upcoming pulsar/fast transient science papers with LOFAR.

dc.publisherEDP Sciences
dc.relation.urihttp://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/0004-6361/201116681&Itemid=129
dc.subjectinstrumentation: interferometers
dc.subjectstars: neutron
dc.subjectmethods: observational
dc.subjectISM: general
dc.subjectpulsars: general
dc.subjecttelescopes
dc.titleObserving pulsars and fast transients with LOFAR
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume530
dcterms.source.startPageA80
dcterms.source.endPage1
dcterms.source.issn0004-6361
dcterms.source.titleAstronomy and Astrophysics
curtin.departmentCurtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
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