Pulsar Timing and Other Radio Happenings

LOCATION:  Prescott Public Library, Founders’ Suite
SPEAKER:  Dr. Andri Gretarsson, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
COMMENTS:  Pulsars are the rapidly rotating, super-dense remnants of massive stars. They emit directed “light-house-like” beams of radio waves that we detect on earth when the beams sweep across our galactic location. By carefully timing the arrival of these beams we can learn a surprising amount about pulsars and their environment; we can even learn about the nature of the space-time through which the beams sweep. In the talk, Dr. Gretarsson gave an overview of the many interesting applications of pulsar timing and the pulsar timing work being started at Embry-Riddle University here in Prescott.