Towards a Multi-Wavelength Understanding of Pulsars

议员- 0104398 -莫拉McLaughlinDr。McLaughlin将作为一名MPS杰出国际博士后研究员在Jodrell Bank天文台开展一项研究计划。她将研究脉冲星，一种快速旋转的、高度磁化的中子星，每旋转一次就会发射出被探测到的脉冲。脉冲星有许多天体物理学应用，包括强场引力、凝聚态物理、粒子物理、行星天文学，甚至宇宙学。虽然脉冲星在整个电磁波谱中辐射，但已知的射电脉冲星超过1100颗，而已知的x射线和/或伽马射线脉冲星只有40颗。因此，低能和高能发射与发射过程本身之间的关系还不是很清楚。这项研究计划将导致脉冲星人口更完整的普查，更好地了解发射机制，并发现独特的单个物体。发现技术将包括对高能源和脉冲星的对应物进行无线电搜索，这些对应物可能在高能量下被探测到，以及高能搜索、光谱学和成像。本研究由数学和物理科学理事会多学科活动办公室资助

MPS-0104398Maura McLaughlinDr. McLaughlin will carry out a program of research as an MPS Distinguished International Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Jodrell Bank Observatory. She will study pulsars, the rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars which emit pulses that are detected once per rotation. Pulsars have many astrophysical applications, including strong-field gravity, condensed matter physics, particle physics, planetary astronomy, and even cosmology. While pulsars radiate across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, there are over 1100 known radio pulsars and only 40 known X-ray and/or gamma-ray pulsars. Consequently, the relationship between low- and high-energy emission and the emission processes themselves are not well-understood. This research program will lead to a more complete census of the pulsar population, a better understanding of emission mechanisms, and the discovery of unique individual objects. Techniques for discovery will include radio searches for counterparts to high-energy sources and pulsars that are likely to be detectable at high energies, as well as high-energy searches, spectroscopy, and imaging. This research is funded through the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.***