Pulsar Timing Array

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical observatory technique
gptkbp:announcedFirstEvidence 2023
gptkbp:collaboratesWith international research teams
gptkbp:complement gptkb:LIGO
gptkb:KAGRA
gptkb:VIRGO
gptkbp:dataCollected radio telescopes
gptkbp:detects correlated timing deviations
gptkbp:enables study of cosmic strings
study of stochastic gravitational wave background
study of supermassive black hole binaries
tests of gravitational theories
gptkbp:evidencePublishedIn gptkb:The_Astrophysical_Journal_Letters
gptkbp:goal detecting nanohertz gravitational waves
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pulsar Timing Array
gptkbp:monitors pulsar timing variations
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:International_Pulsar_Timing_Array
gptkb:European_Pulsar_Timing_Array
gptkb:NANOGrav
gptkb:Parkes_Pulsar_Timing_Array
gptkbp:proposedBy 1980s
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:General_Relativity
gravitational wave astronomy
radio astronomy
gptkbp:requires high-precision timing measurements
long-term pulsar observations
gptkbp:sensitivity nanohertz frequency gravitational waves
gptkbp:studies timing residuals
gptkbp:usedFor detecting low-frequency gravitational waves
gptkbp:uses millisecond pulsars
array of pulsars distributed across the sky
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gravitational_Wave
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7