High School Student Scientists Researching Pulsars at the CGWA

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Dec 2006

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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #59.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Modern astronomy offers the means to excite high school students about science. During the 21st Century Astronomy Ambassadors program high school students experienced what it is like to be a scientist by becoming a part of the international effort to detect gravitational waves using pulsar timing. This summer enrichment program enabled the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy(CGWA) to actively engage students through research experiences. Online databases played an important role in the students’ research projects. Actual pulse profiles were downloaded from the European Pulsar Network, while information about physical properties of radio pulsars was obtained from the Australia Telescope National Facility pulsar catalogue. The teams used the data to study the pulsar pulse morphology and analyze the polarization properties of radio pulsars. This connection to a real world astronomy problem was a powerful experience for these students.

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