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Introduction to Pulsars

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October 15, 2014
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Introduction to Pulsars

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Transcript

  1. Introduc)on to Pulsars Anna Ho MIT Class of 2014

  2. Light

  3. Jocelyn Bell, radio astronomer

  4. Jocelyn Bell, Cambridge 1967

  5. Jocelyn Bell, Cambridge 1967

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  9. Jocelyn Bell, Cambridge 1967

  10. Supernova remnant

  11. A Famous Example

  12. The Crab Pulsar Distance: 6,523 light years Period: .033 seconds

    Frequency: 30 Hz

  13. Millisecond Pulsars

  14. PSR B1937+21 Distance: > 10,000 light years Period: 1.56 milliseconds

    Frequency: 642 Hz

  15. How do you find a pulsar?

  16. 1. Big Eyes

  17. The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico 305m

  18. The Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia 100m

  19. 2. Powerful Computers

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  25. Thank you! Ques)ons? [email protected]