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, I. Cognard, W. Coles, J. Cordes, P. Demorest, G. Desvignes, R. D. Ferdman, L. Finn, P. Freire, M. Gonzalez, J. Hessels, A. HotanG. 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, R. van Haasteren, W. van Straten, J. P. W. Verbiest, D. R. B. Yardley, X. P. You

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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 (similar to 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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number084013
Number of pages10
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume27
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Apr 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves - New York, United States
Duration: 22 Jun 200926 Jun 2009

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