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The Transient Radio Sky

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Authors:
  1. Evan Francis Keane

    1. Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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  • Reports the discovery of new Rotating Radio Transients
  • Identifies and discusses pulsar properties of some of these RRATs
  • Nominated as an outstanding contribution by the University of Manchester

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Radio Transients

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 1-13

  3. Neutron Stars

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 15-39

  4. On the Birthrates of Galactic Neutron Stars

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 41-59

  5. PMSingle: A Re-Analysis of the Parkes Multi-Beam Pulsar Survey in Search of RRATs

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 61-99

  6. Timing Observations of RRATs

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 101-122

  7. Timing Solutions for Newly Discovered Sources

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 123-135

  8. X-ray and Optical Observations of RRATs

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 137-148

  9. RRATs: An Overview

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 149-156

  10. Conclusions

    • Evan Francis Keane
    Pages 157-169

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 171-190
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About this book

The high time-resolution radio sky represents unexplored astronomical territory. This thesis presents a study of the transient radio sky, focussing on millisecond scales. As such, the work is concerned primarily with neutron stars. In particular this research concentrates on a recently identified group of neutron stars, known as RRATs, which exhibit radio bursts every few minutes to every few hours. After analysing neutron star birthrates, a re-analysis of the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey is described which has resulted in the discovery of 19 new transient radio sources. Of these, 12 have been seen to repeat and a follow-up campaign of observations has been undertaken. These studies have greatly increased our knowledge of the rotational properties of RRATs and enable us to conclude that they are pulsars with extreme nulling and/or pulse-to-pulse modulation. Although the evolution of neutron stars post-supernova is not yet understood, it seems that RRATs fit into the emerging picture in which pulsar magnetospheres switch between stable configurations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Evan Francis Keane

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Transient Radio Sky

  • Authors: Evan Francis Keane

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19627-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-19626-3Published: 16 July 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27054-3Published: 27 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-19627-0Published: 16 July 2011

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 190

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Spectroscopy and Microscopy

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