Simulated low-intensity optical pulsar observation with single-photon detector
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Simulated low-intensity optical pulsar observation with single-photon detector
Context. Optical radiation of pulsars offers valuable clues to the physics of neutron stars, which are our only probes of the most extreme states of matter in the present-day universe. Still, only about 1% of all cataloged pulsars have known optical counterparts. Aims. The goal of this work is to develop an observational method optimized for discovering faint optical pulsars. Methods. A single-...
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عنوان ژورنال: Astronomy & Astrophysics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0004-6361,1432-0746
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424480