A new survey of the southern sky for pulsars is being carried out jointly by the University of Sydney and the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics. J. M. Durdin, M. I. Large and A. G. Little from Sydney University have been working with R. N. Manchester, J. H. Taylor and myself from Radiophysics. This paper provides a brief description of the experiment and an account of progress to date.
The 4-m radio telescope of the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics at Epping is being used to survey the line emission associated with the 1→0 transition of CO (rest frequency 115.271 GHz) in the southern Milky Way. The programme includes mapping the CO distribution across giant molecular-cloud/HII-region complexes. As a first stage the emission has been observed towards bright southern HII regions. These results will not only serve as a basis for future extensive mapping but will also provide data which is directly comparable with observations of other molecular lines that have been made towards the HII regions.
AbstractAt the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics we are currently engaged in a program to map polarization in SNRs at 8.4 GHz. These results are compared with earlier Parkes 5 GHz maps to deduce the direction of magnetic field, Faraday rotation and depolarization.
Bernie Mills is remembered globally as an influential pioneer in the evolving field of radio astronomy. His contributions with the ‘Mills Cross' at the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics and later at the University of Sydney's School of Physics and the development of the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST) were widely recognized as astronomy evolved in the years 1948–85 and radio astronomy changed the viewpoint of the astronomer as a host of new objects were discovered.
Joe Gani, as he was universally known, was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 15 December 1924 and died in Canberra on 12 April 2016. A visionary leader, mentor, and brilliant organizer, he created the Journal of Applied Probability, and was Chief of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Mathematics and Statistics. A distinguished academic career included posts at the Universities of Sheffield, Kentucky, California at Santa Barbara, and the Australian National University. His numerous research contributions are dominated by stochastic modelling, especially epidemic theory.
(Solar Phys.). On 1973 January 11, a flare near the west limb of the Sun caused a coronal disturbance which was observed with a unique variety of instruments. Radio observations of a type II and a moving type IV burst were obtained by the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics at Culgoora, Australia; white-light observations of a large, moving cloud were made by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory coronagraph on OSO-7; K-corona observations of a decrease in coronal density were made by the High Altitude Observatory at Mauna Loa, Hawaii and Hα observations of a flare spray were made by the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Haleakala (and also by H.A.O.).
The paper summarises the exploration related R&D that has been managed by AMIRA/APIRA and gives details of the complex, market oriented process used to develop new projects.The process is illustrated by three case studies taken from the more than 70 exploration projects completed.The Gold Deposits of North Queensland Project conducted by James Cook University studied the various styles of gold mineralization. The Rock Magnetism project undertaken at CSIRO Division of Exploration Geoscience allowed both general and specific research themes to be undertaken in parallel with confidential proprietary investigations on sponsors' drill core. The Palaeogeographic Mapping project undertaken at the BMR Division of Continental Geology provided sponsors with palaeogeographic maps including interpretation and structural information of 70 time slices.Some of the benefits of the AMIRA/APIRA approach are discussed as well as some of the difficulties which arise in ensuring companies obtain appropriate benefits from their sponsorship.
SNR Polarization and the Direction of the Magnetic Field