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Rutger van Haasteren Yuri Levin Patrick McDonald Tingting Lu 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,395(2):1005-1014
The long-term precise timing of Galactic millisecond pulsars holds great promise for measuring the long-period (months to years) astrophysical gravitational waves. Several gravitational-wave observational programs, called Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTA), are being pursued around the world.
Here, we develop a Bayesian algorithm for measuring the stochastic gravitational-wave background (GWB) from the PTA data. Our algorithm has several strengths: (i) it analyses the data without any loss of information; (ii) it trivially removes systematic errors of known functional form, including quadratic pulsar spin-down, annual modulations and jumps due to a change of equipment; (iii) it measures simultaneously both the amplitude and the slope of the GWB spectrum and (iv) it can deal with unevenly sampled data and coloured pulsar noise spectra. We sample the likelihood function using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations. We extensively test our approach on mock PTA data sets and find that the algorithm has significant benefits over currently proposed counterparts. We show the importance of characterizing all red noise components in pulsar timing noise by demonstrating that the presence of a red component would significantly hinder the detection of the GWB.
Lastly, we explore the dependence of the signal-to-noise ratio on the duration of the experiment, number of monitored pulsars and the magnitude of the pulsar timing noise. These parameter studies will help formulate observing strategies for the PTA experiments. 相似文献
Here, we develop a Bayesian algorithm for measuring the stochastic gravitational-wave background (GWB) from the PTA data. Our algorithm has several strengths: (i) it analyses the data without any loss of information; (ii) it trivially removes systematic errors of known functional form, including quadratic pulsar spin-down, annual modulations and jumps due to a change of equipment; (iii) it measures simultaneously both the amplitude and the slope of the GWB spectrum and (iv) it can deal with unevenly sampled data and coloured pulsar noise spectra. We sample the likelihood function using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations. We extensively test our approach on mock PTA data sets and find that the algorithm has significant benefits over currently proposed counterparts. We show the importance of characterizing all red noise components in pulsar timing noise by demonstrating that the presence of a red component would significantly hinder the detection of the GWB.
Lastly, we explore the dependence of the signal-to-noise ratio on the duration of the experiment, number of monitored pulsars and the magnitude of the pulsar timing noise. These parameter studies will help formulate observing strategies for the PTA experiments. 相似文献
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《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2017,(10)
The primary goal of pulsar timing array projects is to detect ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves. Pulsar data sets are affected by numerous noise processes including varying dispersive delays in the interstellar medium and from the solar wind. The solar wind can lead to rapidly changing variations that, with existing telescopes, can be hard to measure and then remove. In this paper we study the possibility of using a low frequency telescope to aid in such correction for the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array(PPTA) and also discuss whether the ultra-wide-bandwidth receiver for the FAST telescope is sufficient to model solar wind variations. Our key result is that a single wide-bandwidth receiver can be used to model and remove the effect of the solar wind. However, for pulsars that pass close to the Sun such as PSR J1022+1022, the solar wind is so variable that observations at two telescopes separated by a day are insufficient to correct the solar wind effect. 相似文献
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Pulsar timing at the Mt Pleasant observatory has focused on Vela, which can be tracked for 18 hours of the day. These nearly continuous timing records extend over 24 years allowing a greater insight into details of timing noise, micro glitches and other more exotic effects. In particular we report the glitch parameters of the 2004 event, along with the reconfirmation that the spin up for the Vela pulsar occurs instantaneously to the accuracy of the data. This places a lower limit of about 30 seconds for the acceleration of the pulsar to the new rotational frequency. We also confirm of the low braking index for Vela, and the continued fall in the DM for this pulsar. 相似文献
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《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2017,(2)
In pulsar timing, timing residuals are the differences between the observed times of arrival and predictions from the timing model. A comprehensive timing model will produce featureless residuals, which are presumably composed of dominating noise and weak physical effects excluded from the timing model(e.g. gravitational waves). In order to apply optimal statistical methods for detecting weak gravitational wave signals, we need to know the statistical properties of noise components in the residuals. In this paper we utilize a variety of non-parametric statistical tests to analyze the whiteness and Gaussianity of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves(NANOGrav) 5-year timing data, which are obtained from Arecibo Observatory and Green Bank Telescope from 2005 to2010. We find that most of the data are consistent with white noise; many data deviate from Gaussianity at different levels, nevertheless, removing outliers in some pulsars will mitigate the deviations. 相似文献
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脉冲星时稳定度及可能应用 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
给出了毫秒脉冲星长期计时观测最新结果和脉冲星时与原子时频率稳定度的比较。指出脉冲星时频率稳定度的提高受到计时观测误差的限制,讨论了提高毫秒脉冲星计时观测精度的方法。随着脉冲星计时阵的实施,脉冲星时的应用已为期不远。可能的应用包括毫秒脉冲星与原子钟结合守时、建立综合脉冲星时和用脉冲星计时阵检测原子时误差等方面。 相似文献
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毫秒脉冲星定时研究进展 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
毫秒脉冲星守时的理论和方法研究己取得重要进展,利用现有2颗毫秒脉冲星约10yr的计时观测资料分析得到的 TAI-PT,其长期稳定度为 2×10－14。采用合适的长期稳定度算法,由多颗毫秒脉冲星计时观测可以建立综合脉冲星时间尺度。它可以成为与原子时系统比较的重要手段,并对原子时长期稳定度的改进做出贡献。介绍了该领域研究的基本状况,重点对毫秒脉冲星守时的理论方法,综合脉冲星时间及与原子时的关系等进行了讨论和评述。对由双星系统内毫秒脉冲星的轨道运动定义的双星脉冲星时也做了介绍。 相似文献
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Ch. Lange F. Camilo N. Wex M. Kramer D.C. Backer A.G. Lyne O. Doroshenko 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,326(1):274-282
We present results and applications of high-precision timing measurements of the binary millisecond pulsar J1012+5307. Combining our radio timing measurements with results based on optical observations, we derive complete 3D velocity information for this system. Correcting for Doppler effects, we derive the intrinsic spin parameters of this pulsar and a characteristic age of 8.6±1.9 Gyr . Our upper limit for the orbital eccentricity of only 8×10−7 (68 per cent confidence level) is the smallest ever measured for a binary system. We demonstrate that this makes the pulsar an ideal laboratory in which to test certain aspects of alternative theories of gravitation. Our precision measurements suggest deviations from a simple pulsar spin-down timing model, which are consistent with timing noise and the extrapolation of the known behaviour of slowly rotating pulsars. 相似文献
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The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST) will make contributions to studies of Galactic and extragalactic masers. This telescope, with construction finished and now undergoing commissioning, has an innovative design that leads to the highest sensitivity of any single dish radio telescope in the world. FAST's potential for OH megamaser research is discussed, including the sky density of masers detectable in surveys. The scientific impact expected from FAST maser studies is also discussed. 相似文献
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Arrival-time analysis for a millisecond pulsar 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Roger Blandford Ramesh Narayan Roger W. Romani 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》1984,5(4):369-388
Arrival times from a fast, quiet pulsar can be used to obtain accurate determinations of pulsar parameters. In the case of
the millisecond pulsar, PSR 1937 + 214, the remarkably small rms residual to the timing fit indicates that precise measurements
of position, proper motion and perhaps even trigonometric parallax will be possible (Backer 1984). The variances in these
parameters, however, will depend strongly on the nature of the underlying noise spectrum. We demonstrate that for very red
spectrai.e. those dominated by low-frequency noise, the uncertainties can be larger than the present estimates (based on a white-noise
model) and can even grow with the observation period. The possibility of improved parameter estimation through prewhitening’
the data and the application of these results to other pulsar observations are briefly discussed. The post-fit rms residual
of PSR 1937 + 214 may be used to limit the energy density of a gravitational radiation background at periods of a few months
to years. However, fitting the pulsar position and pulse-emission times filters out significant amounts of residual power,
especially for observation periods of less than three years. Consequently the present upper bound on the energy density of
gravitational waves Ωg <3 × 10-4
R
Μs
2
, though already more stringent than any other available, is not as restrictive as had been previously estimated. The present
limit is insufficient to exclude scenarios which use primordial cosmic strings for galaxy formation, but should improve rapidly
with time.
On leave from Raman Research Institute, Bangalore 560080, India. 相似文献
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The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)will be fully commissioned later in 2019.Once commissioned,operation and maintenance of FAST will be the most prominent task.The unique working mode of active shape-changing of FAST cable-net structure makes the traditional maintenance way,which combines routine inspection with preventive maintenances not only expensive,but also unable to effectively avoid potential risks in operations.Therefore,it is necessary to develop an economical and reliable operation/maintenance technology for FAST cable-net structure.In this paper,a Prognostics and Health Management(PHM)system is proposed based on the advanced Digital Twin(DT)technology.Through the finite element analysis of DT model,the current safety status of FAST cablenet is evaluated,and the fatigue life of components in the cable-net is predicted.Hence Condition-Based Maintenance(CBM)of FAST cable-net structure can be realized.The PHM system described in this paper can effectively guarantee the healthy and safe operation of the FAST cable-net structure,greatly improve the maintenance efficiency and reduce the cost for maintenance works. 相似文献
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Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope project 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
A Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is proposed to be built in the unique karst area of southwest China,
and will act, in a sense, as a prototype for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). It will be over twice as large as the Arecibo
telescope coupled with much wider sky coverage. Some results from site surveys for such a SKA concept are briefly reported.
Technically, FAST is not simply a copy of the existing Arecibo telescope but has rather a number of innovations. Firstly,
the proposed main spherical reflector, by conforming to a paraboloid of revolution in real time through actuated active control,
enables the realization of both wide bandwidth and full polarization capability while using standard feed design. Secondly,
a feed support system which integrates optical, mechanical and electronic technologies will effectively reduce the cost of
the support structure and control system. Pre-research on FAST has become a key project in the CAS.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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G. B. Hobbs R. T. Edwards R. N. Manchester 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,369(2):655-672
Contemporary pulsar-timing experiments have reached a sensitivity level where systematic errors introduced by existing analysis procedures are limiting the achievable science. We have developed tempo2 , a new pulsar-timing package that contains propagation and other relevant effects implemented at the 1-ns level of precision (a factor of ∼100 more precise than previously obtainable). In contrast with earlier timing packages, tempo2 is compliant with the general relativistic framework of the IAU 1991 and 2000 resolutions and hence uses the International Celestial Reference System, Barycentric Coordinate Time and up-to-date precession, nutation and polar motion models. tempo2 provides a generic and extensible set of tools to aid in the analysis and visualization of pulsar-timing data. We provide an overview of the timing model, its accuracy and differences relative to earlier work. We also present a new scheme for predictive use of the timing model that removes existing processing artefacts by properly modelling the frequency dependence of pulse phase. 相似文献
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N. Wex S. Johnston R. N. Manchester A. G. Lyne B. W. Stappers & M. Bailes 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,298(4):997-1004
The pulsar PSR B1259–63 is in a highly eccentric 3.4-yr orbit with the Be star SS 2883. Timing observations of this pulsar, made over a 7-yr period using the Parkes 64-m radio telescope, cover two periastron passages, in 1990 August and 1994 January. The timing data cannot be fitted by the normal pulsar and Keplerian binary parameters. A timing solution including a (non-precessing) Keplerian orbit and timing noise (represented as a polynomial of fifth order in time) provides a satisfactory fit to the data. However, because the Be star probably has a significant quadrupole moment, we prefer to interpret the data by a combination of timing noise, dominated by a cubic phase term, and ω. and x . terms. We show that the ω. and x . terms are likely to be a result of a precessing orbit caused by the quadrupole moment of the tilted companion star. We further rule out a number of possible physical effects which could contribute to the timing data of PSR B1259–63 on a measurable level. 相似文献
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《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2017,(12)
Our knowledge of the solar system encourages us to believe that we might expect exomoons to be present around some known exoplanets. With present hardware and existing optical astronomy methods, we do not expect to be able to find exomoons for at least 10 years, and even then, it will be a hard task to detect them. Using data from the Exoplanet Orbit Database(EOD) we find stars with Jovian exoplanets within 50 light years. Most of them will be fully accessible by the new radio telescope, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST), under construction which is now in the test phase. We suggest radio astronomy based methods to search for possible exomoons around two exoplanets. 相似文献
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Xin-Xin Zhang Ran Duan Xin-Ying Yu Di Li Ning-Yu Tang Tao-Chung Ching 《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2020,(5):155-164
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)was launched on 2016 September 25.From early 2017,we began to use the FAST wideband receiver,which was designed,constructed and installed on the FAST in Guizhou,China.The front end of the receiver is composed an uncooled Quad Ridge Flared Horn feed(QRFH)with the frequency range of 270 to 1620 MHz,and a cryostat operating at 10 K.We have cooperated with the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop the China Reconfigurable ANalog-digital backEnd(CRANE).The system covers the 3 GHz operating band of FAST.The hardware part of the backend includes an Analog Front-end Board,a wideband high precision Analog Digital Converter,and a FAST Digital Back-end.Analog circuit boards,field programmable gate arrays,and control computers form a set of hardware,software,and firmware platforms to achieve flexible bandwidth requirements through parameter changes.It is also suitable for the versatility of different astronomical observations,and can meet specific requirements.This paper briefly introduces the hardware and software of CRANE,as well as some observations of the system. 相似文献
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500 m口径球面射电望远镜(Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope,FAST),整体结构处于复杂的喀斯特地貌上,反射面承受风载荷作用,需要进行抗风设计。建立了FAST反射面及其周边山地地形的计算流体动力学(Computational Fluid Dynamics,CFD)计算模型,计算域范围为40 km×10 km×5.5 km。确定了入口风速剖面的基准高度为海拔810 m。计算了不同风向下反射面风压系数分布特征,得出了不利风向。对挡风墙的研究结果表明,挡风墙高度选择的效果优于位置选择。该研究结果可为FAST工程提供抗风设计的初步参考。 相似文献
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G. Boella M. Gorisse J. Paul B. G. Taylor R. D. Wills 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1976,42(1):103-110
The COS-B satellite for gamma-ray astronomy, launched on 7 August, 1975, features as part of the main instrument a 1.1 m2, 10 mm thick, plastic scintillator for the vetoing of charged particle events. This detector which has an average effective area of 360 cm2 for gamma rays in the interval 0.1 to 1 MeV has been instrumented to detect and record the temporal structure of cosmic gamma ray bursts.The instrument will be sensitive to gamma bursts down to 3% of the typical intensities measured by the Vela satellite system. The best time resolution achievable is 1.6 ms.The satellite will be placed in a 100 000 km eccentric orbit and with absolute timing accuracies of fractions of a millisecond achievable, a long base line is available for the triangulation of the source position, given comparable data from other satellites.Paper presented at the COSPAR Symposium on Fast Transients in X-and Gamma-Rays, held at Varna, Bulgaria, 29–31 May, 1975. 相似文献
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Ru-Rong Chen Hai-Yan Zhang Cheng-Jin Jin Zhi-Shen Gao Yan Zhu Kai Zhu Peng Jiang You-Ling Yue Ji-Guang Lu Bo Zhang Wu Jiang Ren-Jie Zhu Shao-Guang Guo Bo Xia Rong-Bing Zhao FAST Collaboration 《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2020,(5):165-170
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)is the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world,and is now being commissioned after the first light in September 2016.Very long baseline interferometry(VLBI)is among the key science topics according to the original design.The FAST VLBI system has been established,and the first VLBI fringe has been successfully obtained.FAST will significantly improve the sensitivity of the existing VLBI networks in the future,and some science projects in need of high sensitivity will benefit from its participation. 相似文献
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利用高精度数值模拟的结果修正了高红移类星体(QSO)电离和加热中性气体的理论模拟,并预测了500m口径球面射电望远镜(Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, FAST)观测QSO周围21 cm辐射的信号特征以及信噪比,得出如下结论:(1)红移z=8且光度与ULAS J1120+0641一致的QSO在FAST望远镜视场下的21 cm频率谱有完整的HII区,但在z=10且较低QSO光度下的21 cm频率谱仅有一个小的凹陷;(2)光子有限旅行时间(Finite Light Travel Time, FLTT)效应明显改变高红移QSO的21 cm频率谱,使得较低频率端的过渡曲线明显比较高频率端陡;(3)使用FAST望远镜观测高红移QSO的21 cm辐射的信噪比非常高,最高可达～12,因此可以很好地识别HII区和FLTT效应. 相似文献
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把抛物面天线的偏焦理论应用于FASTL波段多波束馈源系统的设计,分析了馈源喇叭横向偏焦距离与相应波束偏离角之间的关系,结合多波束射电望远镜扫描方式的要求,给出了FASTL波段多波束馈源的工作带宽、多波束馈源中相邻喇叭的间距以及喇叭口径大小的限制,并对正六边形阵列中处于不同位置的喇叭对应的波束的主瓣情况作了详细计算和分析。由此说明了FASTL波段多波束馈源采用19波束的可行性。另一方面,根据得到的工作频率带宽和喇叭口径大小的情况,对OMT和喇叭类型的选择进行了探讨。本文给出了FASTL波段多波束系统的大概轮廓,为进一步精确设计指明了方向。 相似文献