838: Using Pulsars to Navigate in Space with Dr. Zach Putnam
Universe Today Podcast
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X-Ray Pulsars - What's the Limitation?
When you're observing the x ray pulses, the signal of noise ratio is very low. You have to end that you end up having to observe it for a relatively long period of time. Measurement times per pulse are on the order of hours to days depending on how precise you want to be. And i think there's room for improvement in our observation techniques and detectors," he says.
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