GBT02A-039

Searching for Radio Pulsations from the (X-ray) Pulsar J0205+6449 in SNR 3C58

Abstract

The long sought-after pulsar in the center of the supernova remnant 3C58 has been discovered with the Chandra X-ray Observatory (Murray et al. 2001). This 65-ms pulsar, J0205+6449, with a characteristic age of 5400 yr, is similar to the Crab pulsar in several respects. In particular much of the observed X-ray emission appears to be non-thermal, likely of magnetospheric origin. There is therefore every reason to expect that radio pulsations may be detected from this neutron star, which would enable a number of important studies to be carried out. We request 12 hours of GBT telescope time each at L-band and 800 MHz to search for radio pulsations from PSR J0205+6449, reaching a luminosity limit lower than 99% of all radio pulsars known.

**Investigators**
Name	Other *	Institution	Email	Phone
Fernando Camilo	PI	Columbia Astrophysics Laborato	fernando@astro.columbia.edu	212 854-2540
Bernd Klein		MPIfR, Bonn	bklein@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
Peter Mueller		MPIfR, Bonn	peter@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
Richard Wielebinski		Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioa	rwielebinski@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
Michael Kramer		NRAL	mkramer@jb.man.ac.uk	+44-1477-571-321
Duncan Lorimer		University of Manchester	drl@jb.man.ac.uk	+44 - (0) -1477-571-321
Maura McLaughlin		University of Manchester	mclaughl@jb.man.ac.uk
Ingrid Stairs		NRAO - Green Bank	istairs@nrao.edu	(304)456-2213
Don Backer		University of California	dbacker@astro.berkeley.edu	510-642-5128

* PI = Principal Investigator; T = Thesis observations; S = Student

Front Ends

Prime Focus 1-4  8(0.68 to 0.92 GHz)
Gregorian L(1.15 to 1.73 GHz)

Back Ends

Berkley Caltech Pulsar Machine

Type of Observing

Point Source
Continuum
Linear Polarization
Circular Polarization
Pulsar
High Time Resolution

Switching Type

Allocated time: 18.00 hours.

Previous proposal
Next proposal
Return to Trimester list