The MeerKAT telescope as a pulsar facility: System verification and early science results from MeerTime

We describe system verification tests and early science results from the pulsar processor (PTUSE) developed for the newly commissioned 64-dish SARAO MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. MeerKAT is a high-gain low-system temperature radio array that currently operates at 580-1 670 MHz and can pr...

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Main Authors: Bailes, M, Jameson, A, Abbate, F, Barr, ED, Bhat, NDR, Bondonneau, L, Burgay, M, Buchner, SJ, Camilo, F, Champion, DJ, Cognard, I, Demorest, PB, Freire, PCC, Gautam, T, Geyer, M, Griessmeier, JM, Guillemot, L, Hu, H, Jankowski, F, Johnston, S, Karastergiou, A, Karuppusamy, R, Kaur, D, Keith, MJ, Kramer, M, Van Leeuwen, J, Lower, ME, Maan, Y, McLaughlin, MA, Meyers, BW, Osłowski, S, Oswald, LS, Parthasarathy, A, Pennucci, T, Posselt, B, Possenti, A, Ransom, SM, Reardon, DJ, Ridolfi, A, Schollar, CTG, Serylak, M, Shaifullah, G, Shamohammadi, M, Shannon, RM, Sobey, C, Song, X, Spiewak, R, Stairs, IH, Stappers, BW, Van Straten, W
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020