paper

Using the Parkes Pulsar Data Archive

arXiv:1206.2982

Abstract

The Parkes Pulsar Data Archive currently provides access to 165,755 data files obtained from observations carried out at the Parkes Observatory since the year 1991. Data files and access methods are compliant with the Virtual Observatory protocol. This paper provides a tutorial on how to make use of the Parkes Pulsar Data Archive and provides example queries using on-line interfaces.

Tutorial on the Parkes Pulsar Data Archive presented at the Beijing pulsar conference during 2011. To appear in "Astronomical Research and Technology"