Pulsar Research at the Giant Metre-Wave Radio Telescope, Pune, India, Indo-U.S. Collaborative Research

9321974 Rankin项目描述：本项目支持博士。佛蒙特大学物理系的Joanna Rankin，新墨西哥矿业与技术研究所的Timothy H. Hankins和卡尔顿学院的Joel M. Weisberg，以表彰他们在印度浦那的巨型米波射电望远镜（GMRT）的工作。他们将与博士合作。GMRT主任G. Swarup和印度班加罗尔拉曼研究所（RRI）主任V. Radhakrishnan。GMRT是浦那国家射电天体物理中心（NCRA）主持的一个项目。该研究将涉及脉冲星、脉冲星发射、光束和演化、脉冲星微观结构以及脉冲星计时和偏振测量。它将包括使用GMRT的广泛观测项目，涉及来自NCRA和RRI Scope的大型和目前活跃的团队。该项目允许三位美国科学家与两位印度最杰出的科学家合作研究脉冲星，这是一个当前非常感兴趣的话题。他们将使用包括GMRT在内的独特设施，该设施在1994年晚些时候建成后，将成为世界上最大的收集区，完全可操纵的望远镜，放置在远离许多人为干扰源的地方。他们还将使用目前由印度的oty射电望远镜（ORT）产生的数据。该项目是印美关系有益发展的有力例证。两国在科学领域的合作十分密切。该项目符合国际项目部的标准。＊＊＊

9321974 Rankin Description: This project supports Drs. Joanna Rankin, Department of Physics, the University of Vermont, Timothy H. Hankins of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and Joel M. Weisberg of Carleton College, for work at the Giant Metre-Wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune, India. They will collaborate with Drs. G. Swarup, director of the GMRT and V. Radhakrishnan, director of the Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bangalore, India. The GMRT is a project under the auspices of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune. The research will deal with pulsars, pulsar emission, beaming and evolution, pulsar microstructure, and pulsar timing and polarimetry. It will include broad observational programs using the GMRT, involving large and currently active teams from the NCRA and the RRI Scope: This project allows the three U.S. scientists to collaborate with two of India's most distinguished scientists in research on pulsars, a topic of strong current interest. They will use unique facilities including the GMRT which, when completed later in 1994, will be the largest collection area, fully steerable telescope in the world, placed in a location away from many man-made sources of interference. They will also use data currently being generated using the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) in India. The project presents a strong case of beneficial Indo-U.S. collaboration in a scientific area which is strong in both countries. The project meets the criteria of the Division of International Programs. ***