Federation Fellowships - Grant ID: FF0348478

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FF0348478

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Precision Pulsar Timing and its Applications. The rapidly rotating pulsars known as millisecond pulsars have period stabilities which rival that of the best terrestrial clocks. Observations of many millisecond pulsars spread across the sky should allow detection of the gravitational-wave background - likely to be the first direct detection of gravity waves. It will also enable establishment of a long-term time standard which is independent of and probably superior to that derived from terrestrial clocks. New analysis techniques and establishment of an international observing network will be required. Investigation and application of techniques for overcoming radio interference will be an important part of the project.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-06-2003

End Date: 01-06-2008

Funding Scheme: Federation Fellowships

Funding Amount: $1,450,370.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Signal Processing | Astronomy And Astrophysics | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Instruments And Techniques

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Prevention and treatment of pollution | Information processing services |

Other Keywords

Astronomical and Space Sciences | Astronomy And Astrophysics | Information processing services | Instruments And Techniques | Prevention and treatment of pollution | Signal Processing

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