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Interstellar scattering — New diagnostics of pulsars and the ISM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2013

Jean-Pierre Macquart
Jean-Pierre Macquart*
Affiliation:
ICRAR/Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy, Curtin University, Perth WA 6845, AustraliaARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO) email: J.Macquart@curtin.edu.au
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Abstract

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Extreme Scattering Events and pulsar secondary spectra have highlighted fundamental problems in our understanding of the dynamics of interstellar turbulence. We describe some of these problems in detail and present the theory behind the technique of speckle imaging, which offers a prospect of revealing fundamental properties of the turbulence. It also offers the prospect of resolving pulsar magnetospheres on ~ 10 nas scales.

Keywords

scatteringturbulenceISM: structureISM: magnetic fields
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S291: Neutron Stars and Pulsars: Challenges and Opportunities after 80 years , August 2012 , pp. 217 - 222
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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