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. 2010 Sep 10;329(5997):1305.
doi: 10.1126/science.1195253. Epub 2010 Aug 12.

Pulsar discovery by global volunteer computing

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Pulsar discovery by global volunteer computing

B Knispel et al. Science. .

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  • Science. 2010 Nov 5;330(6005):756

Abstract

Einstein@Home aggregates the computer power of hundreds of thousands of volunteers from 192 countries to mine large data sets. It has now found a 40.8-hertz isolated pulsar in radio survey data from the Arecibo Observatory taken in February 2007. Additional timing observations indicate that this pulsar is likely a disrupted recycled pulsar. PSR J2007+2722's pulse profile is remarkably wide with emission over almost the entire spin period; the pulsar likely has closely aligned magnetic and spin axes. The massive computing power provided by volunteers should enable many more such discoveries.

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