Proposal code

v029

Proposal title

Nanoarcsecond Study of the Vela Pulsar

The

Investigators and their

Affiliations

P.I. C.R. Gwinn UC Santa Barbara
M.C. Britton UC Santa Barbara
J.E. Reynolds, D.L. Jauncey ATNF
C.E. Flanigan Hartebeesthoek R.A.O.
P.M. McCulloch University of Tasmania
R.A. Preston JPL

Proposal Abstract

We propose VSOP observations of the Vela pulsar in the speckle limit of interstellar scattering. We plan to use scattering material in the Vela supernova remnant surrounding the pulsar as a lens with a diameter of 4 AU, to image the pulsar with angular resolution of 20 nanoarcseconds. We expect that these observations will improve understanding of the magnetospheres and emission mechanisms of radio pulsars.

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