The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector
G. Hobbs
,
A. Archibald
,
Z. Arzoumanian
,
D. Backer
,
M. Bailes
,
N. D. R. Bhat
,
M. Burgay
,
S. Burke-Spolaor
,
D. Champion
,
Ismaël Cognard
(1)
,
W. Coles
,
J. Cordes
,
P. Demorest
,
G. Desvignes
(1)
,
R. D. Ferdman
(1)
,
L. Finn
,
P. Freire
,
M. Gonzalez
,
J. Hessels
,
A. Hotan
,
G. Janssen
,
F. Jenet
,
A. Jessner
,
C. Jordan
,
V. Kaspi
,
M. Kramer
,
V. Kondratiev
,
J. Lazio
,
K. Lazaridis
,
K. J. Lee
,
Y. Levin
,
A. Lommen
,
D. Lorimer
,
R. Lynch
,
A. Lyne
,
R. Manchester
,
M. Mclaughlin
,
D. Nice
,
S. Oslowski
,
M. Pilia
,
A. Possenti
,
M. Purver
,
S. Ransom
,
J. Reynolds
,
S. Sanidas
,
J. Sarkissian
,
A. Sesana
,
R. Shannon
,
X. Siemens
,
I. Stairs
,
B. Stappers
,
D. Stinebring
,
G. Theureau
(1)
,
R. van Haasteren
,
W. van Straten
,
J. P. W. Verbiest
,
D. R. B. Yardley
,
X. P. You
G. Hobbs
- Function : Author
A. Archibald
- Function : Author
Z. Arzoumanian
- Function : Author
D. Backer
- Function : Author
M. Bailes
- Function : Author
N. D. R. Bhat
- Function : Author
M. Burgay
- Function : Author
S. Burke-Spolaor
- Function : Author
D. Champion
- Function : Author
Ismaël Cognard
- Function : Author
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W. Coles
- Function : Author
J. Cordes
- Function : Author
P. Demorest
- Function : Author
L. Finn
- Function : Author
P. Freire
- Function : Author
M. Gonzalez
- Function : Author
J. Hessels
- Function : Author
A. Hotan
- Function : Author
G. Janssen
- Function : Author
F. Jenet
- Function : Author
A. Jessner
- Function : Author
C. Jordan
- Function : Author
V. Kaspi
- Function : Author
M. Kramer
- Function : Author
V. Kondratiev
- Function : Author
J. Lazio
- Function : Author
K. Lazaridis
- Function : Author
K. J. Lee
- Function : Author
Y. Levin
- Function : Author
A. Lommen
- Function : Author
D. Lorimer
- Function : Author
R. Lynch
- Function : Author
A. Lyne
- Function : Author
R. Manchester
- Function : Author
M. Mclaughlin
- Function : Author
D. Nice
- Function : Author
S. Oslowski
- Function : Author
M. Pilia
- Function : Author
A. Possenti
- Function : Author
M. Purver
- Function : Author
S. Ransom
- Function : Author
J. Reynolds
- Function : Author
S. Sanidas
- Function : Author
J. Sarkissian
- Function : Author
A. Sesana
- Function : Author
R. Shannon
- Function : Author
X. Siemens
- Function : Author
I. Stairs
- Function : Author
B. Stappers
- Function : Author
D. Stinebring
- Function : Author
R. van Haasteren
- Function : Author
W. van Straten
- Function : Author
J. P. W. Verbiest
- Function : Author
D. R. B. Yardley
- Function : Author
X. P. You
- Function : Author
Abstract
The International Pulsar Timing Array project combines observations of pulsars from both northern and southern hemisphere observatories with the main aim of detecting ultra-low frequency (~ 10-9-10-8 Hz) gravitational waves. Here we introduce the project, review the methods used to search for gravitational waves emitted from coalescing supermassive binary black-hole systems in the centres of merging galaxies and discuss the status of the project.