The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector

Authors
  • M. Bailes
  • N.D.R. Bhat
  • M. Burgay
  • S. Burke-Spolaor
  • D. Champion
  • I. Cognard
  • W. Coles
  • J. Cordes
  • P. Demorest
  • G. Desvignes
  • R.D. Ferdman
  • L. Finn
  • P. Freire
  • M. Gonzalez
  • J. Hessels
  • A. Hotan
  • G. Janssen
  • F. Jenet
  • A. Jessner
  • C. Jordan
  • V. Kaspi
  • M. Kramer
  • V. Kondratiev
  • J. Lazio
  • K. Lazaridis
  • K.J. Lee
  • Y. Levin
  • A. Lommen
  • D. Lorimer
  • R. Lynch
  • A. Lyne
  • R. Manchester
  • M. McLaughlin
  • D. Nice
  • S. Oslowski
  • M. Pilia
  • A. Possenti
  • M. Purver
  • S. Ransom
  • J. Reynolds
  • S. Sanidas
  • J. Sarkissian
  • A. Sesana
  • R. Shannon
  • X. Siemens
  • I. Stairs
  • B. Stappers
  • D. Stinebring
  • G. Theureau
  • R. van Haasteren
  • W. van Straten
  • J.P.W. Verbiest
  • D.R.B. Yardley
  • X.P. You
Publication date 2010
Journal Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume | Issue number 27 | 8
Pages (from-to) 084013
Number of pages 10
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract The International Pulsar Timing Array project combines observations of pulsars from both northern and southern hemisphere observatories with the main aim of detecting ultra-low frequency (similar to 10(-9)-10(-8) Hz) gravitational waves. Here we introduce the project, review the methods used to search for gravitational waves emitted from coalescing supermassive binary black-hole systems in the centres of merging galaxies and discuss the status of the project.
Document type Article
Note ID: 492
Language English
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