Songbo Zhang - Parkes observations for project P1183 semester 2024OCTS 16
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After nearly two years of monitoring, comprising 126.7 hours over 57 observations with the Parkes telescope and 49.4 hours across 101 observations with the FAST telescopes, we have determined that FRB 20220529 is an extremely active repeater. It exhibits one of the longest activity durations and a potential period. Due to frequent observations scheduled with both Parkes and FAST, we recently observed an abrupt rotation measure (RM) flare in this source. This is the first detection of such an RM flare'' in a fast radio burst (FRB), suggesting that the source is in an environment with occasionally erupting coronal mass ejection. This presents a unique opportunity to study the eruption environment of FRBs and investigate the relation between burst activity and other burst parameters. If confirmed, the periodicity and theRM flare'' of FRB 20220529 would corroborate each other and become a ``smoking gun'' of the binary origin of FRB. In our previous analysis, both Parkes and FAST observations have proven essential. While FAST's higher sensitivity has enabled the capture of many bursts, Parkes' wideband receiver has provided a good burst detection rate even during low-rate phases. Notably, during the RM flare, two high signal-to-noise ratio bursts from Parkes have been crucial in understanding the RM variations. To further investigate FRB 20220529, we have scheduled regular FAST observations every fortnight, monitoring the source for 20 minutes each time. Therefore, we also propose to monitor FRB 20220529 using the Parkes UWL receiver, ensuring high-time resolution and employing full-polarization observations.
Songbo Zhang - Parkes observations for project P1183 semester 2025APRS 03
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After nearly two years of monitoring, comprising 126.7 hours over 57 observations with the Parkes telescope and 49.4 hours across 101 observations with the FAST telescopes, we have determined that FRB 20220529 is an extremely active repeater. It exhibits one of the longest activity durations and a potential period. Due to frequent observations scheduled with both Parkes and FAST, we recently observed an abrupt rotation measure (RM) flare in this source. This is the first detection of such an RM flare'' in a fast radio burst (FRB), suggesting that the source is in an environment with occasionally erupting coronal mass ejection. This presents a unique opportunity to study the eruption environment of FRBs and investigate the relation between burst activity and other burst parameters. If confirmed, the periodicity and theRM flare'' of FRB 20220529 would corroborate each other and become a ``smoking gun'' of the binary origin of FRB. In our previous analysis, both Parkes and FAST observations have proven essential. While FAST's higher sensitivity has enabled the capture of many bursts, Parkes' wideband receiver has provided a good burst detection rate even during low-rate phases. Notably, during the RM flare, two high signal-to-noise ratio bursts from Parkes have been crucial in understanding the RM variations. To further investigate FRB 20220529, we have scheduled regular FAST observations every fortnight, monitoring the source for 20 minutes each time. Therefore, we also propose to monitor FRB 20220529 using the Parkes UWL receiver, ensuring high-time resolution and employing full-polarization observations.
Songbo Zhang - Parkes observations for project P1183 semester 2025APRS 02
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After nearly two years of monitoring, comprising 126.7 hours over 57 observations with the Parkes telescope and 49.4 hours across 101 observations with the FAST telescopes, we have determined that FRB 20220529 is an extremely active repeater. It exhibits one of the longest activity durations and a potential period. Due to frequent observations scheduled with both Parkes and FAST, we recently observed an abrupt rotation measure (RM) flare in this source. This is the first detection of such an RM flare'' in a fast radio burst (FRB), suggesting that the source is in an environment with occasionally erupting coronal mass ejection. This presents a unique opportunity to study the eruption environment of FRBs and investigate the relation between burst activity and other burst parameters. If confirmed, the periodicity and theRM flare'' of FRB 20220529 would corroborate each other and become a ``smoking gun'' of the binary origin of FRB. In our previous analysis, both Parkes and FAST observations have proven essential. While FAST's higher sensitivity has enabled the capture of many bursts, Parkes' wideband receiver has provided a good burst detection rate even during low-rate phases. Notably, during the RM flare, two high signal-to-noise ratio bursts from Parkes have been crucial in understanding the RM variations. To further investigate FRB 20220529, we have scheduled regular FAST observations every fortnight, monitoring the source for 20 minutes each time. Therefore, we also propose to monitor FRB 20220529 using the Parkes UWL receiver, ensuring high-time resolution and employing full-polarization observations.
Songbo Zhang - Parkes observations for project P1183 semester 2025APRS 01
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After nearly two years of monitoring, comprising 126.7 hours over 57 observations with the Parkes telescope and 49.4 hours across 101 observations with the FAST telescopes, we have determined that FRB 20220529 is an extremely active repeater. It exhibits one of the longest activity durations and a potential period. Due to frequent observations scheduled with both Parkes and FAST, we recently observed an abrupt rotation measure (RM) flare in this source. This is the first detection of such an RM flare'' in a fast radio burst (FRB), suggesting that the source is in an environment with occasionally erupting coronal mass ejection. This presents a unique opportunity to study the eruption environment of FRBs and investigate the relation between burst activity and other burst parameters. If confirmed, the periodicity and theRM flare'' of FRB 20220529 would corroborate each other and become a ``smoking gun'' of the binary origin of FRB. In our previous analysis, both Parkes and FAST observations have proven essential. While FAST's higher sensitivity has enabled the capture of many bursts, Parkes' wideband receiver has provided a good burst detection rate even during low-rate phases. Notably, during the RM flare, two high signal-to-noise ratio bursts from Parkes have been crucial in understanding the RM variations. To further investigate FRB 20220529, we have scheduled regular FAST observations every fortnight, monitoring the source for 20 minutes each time. Therefore, we also propose to monitor FRB 20220529 using the Parkes UWL receiver, ensuring high-time resolution and employing full-polarization observations.
Joanne Dawson - Parkes observations for project P1321 semester 2024OCTS 02
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We propose to search for temporal variations in HI absorption spectra seen against background pulsars to characterise Tiny Scale Atomic Structure (TSAS) in the Milky Way interstellar medium (ISM). We will re-observe seven previously studied bright pulsars at two observing epochs in this semester, resulting in minimum and maximum experimental baselines of 0.25 and 50 years. These observations will test predictions that there is a minimum size scale set by the thermal and turbulent properties of the ISM, below which TSAS is only sporadically seen, and will potentially provide the first direct measurements of pressures in "large" TSAS features of > 1000 AU. By using a new phase-resolved spectral line mode that we have recently implemented on Parkes, we will cut data rates and processing times by factors of ~1000. This project successfully observed in 2024APR and will be expanded to a Long Term Project when that scheme reopens for applications in 2025APR. Successful demonstration of our techniques will lay the groundwork for future programmes on the SKA.
Joanne Dawson - Parkes observations for project P1321 semester 2024OCTS 07
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We propose to search for temporal variations in HI absorption spectra seen against background pulsars to characterise Tiny Scale Atomic Structure (TSAS) in the Milky Way interstellar medium (ISM). We will re-observe seven previously studied bright pulsars at two observing epochs in this semester, resulting in minimum and maximum experimental baselines of 0.25 and 50 years. These observations will test predictions that there is a minimum size scale set by the thermal and turbulent properties of the ISM, below which TSAS is only sporadically seen, and will potentially provide the first direct measurements of pressures in "large" TSAS features of > 1000 AU. By using a new phase-resolved spectral line mode that we have recently implemented on Parkes, we will cut data rates and processing times by factors of ~1000. This project successfully observed in 2024APR and will be expanded to a Long Term Project when that scheme reopens for applications in 2025APR. Successful demonstration of our techniques will lay the groundwork for future programmes on the SKA.
Joanne Dawson - Parkes observations for project P1321 semester 2024APRS 01
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We propose to search for temporal variations in HI absorption spectra seen against background pulsars to characterise Tiny Scale Atomic Structure (TSAS) in the Milky Way interstellar medium (ISM). We will re-observe seven previously studied bright pulsars at two observing epochs in this semester, resulting in minimum and maximum experimental baselines of 0.25 and 50 years. These observations will test predictions that there is a minimum size scale set by the thermal and turbulent properties of the ISM, below which TSAS is only sporadically seen, and will potentially provide the first direct measurements of pressures in "large" TSAS features of > 1000 AU. By using a new phase-resolved spectral line mode that we have recently implemented on Parkes, we will cut data rates and processing times by factors of ~1000. Following the success of this pilot project, we plan to expand to a long-term monitoring programme. Successful demonstration of our techniques will lay the groundwork for future programmes on the SKA.
Joanne Dawson - Parkes observations for project P1321 semester 2024APRS 02
공공데이터포털
We propose to search for temporal variations in HI absorption spectra seen against background pulsars to characterise Tiny Scale Atomic Structure (TSAS) in the Milky Way interstellar medium (ISM). We will re-observe seven previously studied bright pulsars at two observing epochs in this semester, resulting in minimum and maximum experimental baselines of 0.25 and 50 years. These observations will test predictions that there is a minimum size scale set by the thermal and turbulent properties of the ISM, below which TSAS is only sporadically seen, and will potentially provide the first direct measurements of pressures in "large" TSAS features of > 1000 AU. By using a new phase-resolved spectral line mode that we have recently implemented on Parkes, we will cut data rates and processing times by factors of ~1000. Following the success of this pilot project, we plan to expand to a long-term monitoring programme. Successful demonstration of our techniques will lay the groundwork for future programmes on the SKA.
Benito Marcote - LBA observations for project V191 semester 2019OCTS
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HD 93129A is one of the hottest, most massive and luminous binary systems in the Galaxy, with a period longer than 100 yr. Non-thermal emission was reported with the ATCA, along with a ~30% flux increase between 2003 and 2009 from our current monitoring. The emission was interpreted as mainly coming from a colliding-wind region, which was mapped with the LBA. Optical studies indicate that the system is about to hit periastron in ~1 yr time, when we anticipate (i) radio flux shaped by free-free absorption at the colliding-wind region, (ii) unprecedented hard X-ray outbursts and (iii) probably gamma-ray emission. We propose to monitor HD 93129A with the LBA to trace the morphological changes from its emission along two 7-h epochs at S band and two epochs at C band. The evolution of its emission would allow us to unveil the orbital motion of the two stars (and thus clarify when the periastron passage takes place). The data would also allow us to characterize the wind colliding region and stellar winds around periastron. All this information would provide constraints to the current models that predit when the high energy emission would take place and could be observable by the current facilities. HD 93129A could become the second colliding wind binary exhibiting gamma-ray emission after Eta Car (and the only one displaying simultaneously non-thermal radio emission), challenging the limits on the highest energies that a wind collision region can exhibit.
SAGE-SMC MIPS 24 micron Epoch 1 Catalog
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The SAGE-SMC pro ject is a Cycle 4 legacy program on the Spitzer Space Telescope, entitled, SAGE-SMC: Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally-Disrupted, Low-Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud, with Karl Gordon (STScI) as the PI. The project overview and initial results are described in a paper by Gordon et al. (2010, in prep). The SMC was mapped at two different epochs dubbed Epochs 1 and 2 separated by 3 (IRAC) and 9 (MIPS) months, as this provides a 90-degree roll angle in the orientation of the detectors, which optimally removes the striping artifacts in MIPS and artifacts along columns and rows in the IRAC image data. In addition, these two epochs are useful constraints of source variability expected for evolved stars and some young stellar ob jects (YSOs). The IRAC and MIPS observations from the S3MC pathfinder survey of the inner 3 sq. deg. of the SMC (PI: Bolatto, referred to as Epoch 0) have been reduced using the same software. To be included in each single epoch catalog, each 24 um source has to meet a number of criteria. The source had to be nearly point like with a correlation value >0.89. This removed approximately 2/3 of the entries in the single epoch source lists. In regions where there is a significant structure in the surrounding region (identified as having a sigma > 0.25 in a 120" width square box), the source had to have a correlation value >0.91. This requirement removed a small number of sources (70). Finally, all sources had to have signal-to-noise (S/N) values >5. The S/N used was that estimated from the StarFinder code using the mosaic uncertainty image added in quadrature with an 0.6% error due to the background subtraction. This removed 700 sources. The final Epoch 1 catalog likely has a few remaining unreliable sources, estimated to be at less than the 1% level. The Full List contains ALL sources extracted from the MIPS 24 um mosaics, thus a user should be aware that it contains spurious sources. For more details, see Section 4.1 of the SAGE-SMC Data Delivery Document.