Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium

This thesis examines the simulation and modelling of interstellar scintillation at low radio frequencies. We improve upon an existing scattering model which allows us to predict the magnitude of variability due to interstellar scintillation. We then test this model using a simulation of radio source...

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Main Author: Charlton, Elliott George
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86471
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description This thesis examines the simulation and modelling of interstellar scintillation at low radio frequencies. We improve upon an existing scattering model which allows us to predict the magnitude of variability due to interstellar scintillation. We then test this model using a simulation of radio sources compared against eight radio surveys. We find that fewer than 0.1% of radio sources exhibit refractive interstellar scintillation at 185 mega-hertz.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-864712021-11-17T06:57:22Z Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium Charlton, Elliott George This thesis examines the simulation and modelling of interstellar scintillation at low radio frequencies. We improve upon an existing scattering model which allows us to predict the magnitude of variability due to interstellar scintillation. We then test this model using a simulation of radio sources compared against eight radio surveys. We find that fewer than 0.1% of radio sources exhibit refractive interstellar scintillation at 185 mega-hertz. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86471 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Charlton, Elliott George
Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium
title Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium
title_full Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium
title_fullStr Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium
title_full_unstemmed Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium
title_short Simulating Radio Variability Using Tracers of the Interstellar Medium
title_sort simulating radio variability using tracers of the interstellar medium
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86471