PALFA Survey

PALFA Survey
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PALFA is a large-scale survey for radio pulsars at 1.4 GHz using the Arecibo 305-meter telescope and the ALFA multibeam receivers. It is the largest and most sensitive survey of the Galactic plane to date.^[1]

^ Cordes, James M.; Freire, P. C. C.; Lorimer, D. R.; Camilo, F.; et al. (2006). "Arecibo Pulsar Survey Using ALFA. I. Survey Strategy and First Discoveries". Astrophysical Journal. 637 (1): 446–455. arXiv:astro-ph/0509732. Bibcode:2006ApJ...637..446C. doi:10.1086/498335. S2CID 55390845.

[1] Cordes, James M.; Freire, P. C. C.; Lorimer, D. R.; Camilo, F.; et al. (2006). "Arecibo Pulsar Survey Using ALFA. I. Survey Strategy and First Discoveries". Astrophysical Journal. 637 (1): 446–455. arXiv:astro-ph/0509732. Bibcode:2006ApJ...637..446C. doi:10.1086/498335. S2CID 55390845.

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