3 papers
astro-ph2001
Chandra observations of PSR B1509-58 and Supernova Remnant G320.4-1.2
B. M. Gaensler, J. Arons, M. J. Pivovaroff +1
The young and energetic pulsar B1509-58 powers a bright X-ray synchrotron nebula, embedded in the unusual supernova remnant G320.4-1.2. We present observations of this system with…
astro-ph2001
A Sensitive Targeted Search Campaign at Parkes to Find Young Radio Pulsars at 20 cm
F. Crawford, M. J. Pivovaroff, V. M. Kaspi +1
We describe a sensitive targeted search campaign at Parkes to find faint young radio pulsars using the center beam of the 20-cm multibeam receiver. The high frequency of the receiv…
astro-ph2000
X-ray Astronomy with CCDs: Calibration of the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer and Observations of Rotation-powered Pulsars
Michael Pivovaroff
(ABRIDGED) This dissertation concerns the use of CCDs for for X-ray astronomy. Part I of this thesis focuses on the calibration of the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS), one…