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Pulsar Search Tutorial Using PRESTO by windtreater is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides an outline for searching for pulsars using the PRESTO software package. It begins with downloading and examining PRESTO, then outlines the multi-step process including: examining the raw data format, searching for RFI, creating a topocentric time series, FFTing the time series, identifying periodic interference, creating a "zaplist" to remove interference, determining a dedispersion plan, subband dedispersion, searching for periodic and single pulse signals, sifting through candidates
- Author
- windtreater
- Language
- EN