Global Sky Models can Improve Flux Estimates in Pulsar and FRB Studies [HEAP]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.15469


It is commonplace in pulsar and fast radio burst (FRB) literature to estimate sky temperature by frequency-scaling of the Haslam et al. (1982) 408 MHz map. I suggest that this practice should stop, in favor of using readily-available global sky models of diffuse foregrounds. This practical change will improve accuracy of pulse flux estimates.

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D. Price
Mon, 1 Nov 21
20/58

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