Dr. Ramesh Bhat
I am interested in observational pulsar astronomy. Pulsars are fascinating objects that enable exciting science in fundamental physics and astrophysics. My current research focuses on the areas of searching, timing and giant pulses. Recent highlights include tests of general relativity from timing observations of the neutron star-white dwarf binary PSR J1141-6545 and exploring the giant pulse phenomenon of the Crab nebula pulsar. As part of the Swinburne pulsar team I am involved in precision timing projects and high-resolution pulsar surveys using the Parkes radio telescope. I am part of the PALFA collaboration that is conducting a large pulsar survey with the Arecibo telescope, which has discovered the most eccentric binary millisecond pulsar and the youngest known relativistic binary pulsar. I am also excited about the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) project and currently engaged in technical and science demonstration experiments relevant to SKA using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT).
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