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New ‘black widow’ millisecond pulsar discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new millisecond pulsar (MSP) using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). The newfound pulsar, designated PSR J1555−2908, turns out to be one of the so-called “black widow” MSPs. The finding is detailed in a paper published February 10 on arXiv.org.
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Diffuse Molecular Galactic Disk Survey
Is the Broad 18cm OH Emission ‘Disk’ in Concordance with Galactic Structure? We recently published the GBT discovery paper of a large amount of diffuse molecular gas, previously undetected by CO surveys (Busch et al. 2021). Present in sightlines towards the Outer Galaxy was an extremely faint (~2-4 mK/channel) signal of 1667 MHz OH emission…
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GLUCOSE — The GBT L1544 Unbiased Complex Organics SurvEy
A high spectral and spacial sensitivity line survey will be carried out toward the prestellar core L1544 in the chemically rich Q-band (38-48.2 GHz), which has never before been attempted. Within the band are numerous energetically favorable complex organic molecule (COM) transitions compared to those in other surveys at higher frequency (i.e., the 3mm band),…
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GDIGS-Low — GBT Diffuse Ionized Gas Survey at Low Frequencies
GDIGS-Low is a survey that will map radio recombination line (RRL) emission at 800 and 340 MHz over the inner Galactic plane (32° > ℓ > -5°). GDIGS-Low is a complement to the GDIGS survey. Through GDIGS-Low we will study the Warm Ionized Medium (WIM) and aim to answer (i) What are the physical properties…
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Microwave Journal: A Planetary Radar System for Detection and High-Resolution Imaging of Nearby Celestial
In partnership with National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Raytheon Intelligence &Space (RI&S), the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) tested a multi-static radar intended to expandthe scientific reach and capability of the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and the Very Long BaselineArray (VLBA).
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Share your AAS presentation
A symposium of Green Bank Telescope/Observatory-associated presentations intended for the AAS Winter meeting will be held on Wednesday February 2 at 2pm EST. If you have a presentation you’d like to share, please email Green Bank Observatory Post Doc Jesse Bublitz at ude.o1722148277arn@z1722148277tilbu1722148277bj1722148277 by this Friday January 21 with your name, affiliation, title of your…
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Are astronomers seeing a signal from giant black holes?
World-wide radio telescope network strengthens evidence for signal that may hint at ultra-low frequency gravitational waves An international team of astronomers has discovered what could be the early sign of a background signal arising from supermassive black holes, observed through low-frequency gravitational waves. These scientists are comparing data collected from several instruments, including the National…