International Pulsar Timing Array

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astronomy collaboration gravitational-wave experiment pulsar timing array scientific collaboration

The International Pulsar Timing Array is a global collaboration of radio observatories that precisely monitor millisecond pulsars to detect low-frequency gravitational waves and study fundamental physics.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomy collaboration ⓘ gravitational-wave experiment ⓘ pulsar timing array ⓘ scientific collaboration ⓘ
abbreviation	IPTA NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	constrain the gravitational-wave background ⓘ detect low-frequency gravitational waves ⓘ probe supermassive black hole binaries ⓘ study fundamental physics ⓘ test general relativity ⓘ
collaboratesWith	radio observatories worldwide ⓘ
collaborationType	consortium of regional pulsar timing arrays ⓘ
community	international astrophysics community ⓘ
coordinates	joint data analysis among member arrays ⓘ
dataType	pulsar timing residuals ⓘ radio telescope observations ⓘ
field	astrophysics ⓘ gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ
focusesOn	nanohertz frequency band of gravitational waves ⓘ
goal	first direct detection of nanohertz gravitational waves ⓘ
hasMember	European Pulsar Timing Array NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ Parkes Pulsar Timing Array NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	long-term monitoring of pulsars ⓘ precise timing of radio pulses ⓘ
monitors	an array of precisely timed pulsars ⓘ
observes	millisecond pulsars in the Milky Way ⓘ radio pulsars ⓘ
produces	combined pulsar timing datasets ⓘ
requires	high-precision timing instrumentation ⓘ long-baseline observations over many years ⓘ
scale	global ⓘ
studies	cosmology ⓘ equation of state of ultra-dense matter ⓘ nanohertz gravitational waves ⓘ stochastic gravitational-wave background ⓘ supermassive black hole mergers ⓘ
testsTheory	alternative theories of gravity ⓘ general relativity in the low-frequency regime ⓘ
timeScale	multi-year monitoring ⓘ
uses	millisecond pulsars ⓘ pulsar timing ⓘ
usesInstrument	large radio telescopes ⓘ
usesTechnique	Bayesian data analysis methods ⓘ correlation of timing residuals between pulsars ⓘ noise modeling in pulsar timing data ⓘ

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