The Parkes Observatory Pulsar Data Archive

TL;DR

The paper introduces the Parkes Pulsar Data Archive, which provides extensive access to pulsar observation data from the Parkes observatory since 1991, supporting research and outreach with VO-compatible access methods.

Contribution

It details the contents and access methods of the archive, enabling efficient search and download of pulsar data for the scientific community.

Findings

Contains over 144,000 data files from various pulsar observations.

Includes data from major pulsar surveys and timing projects.

Supports Virtual Observatory protocols for data access.

Abstract

The Parkes pulsar data archive currently provides access to 144044 data files obtained from observations carried out at the Parkes observatory since the year 1991. Around 10^5 files are from surveys of the sky, the remainder are observations of 775 individual pulsars and their corresponding calibration signals. Survey observations are included from the Parkes 70cm and the Swinburne Intermediate Latitude surveys. Individual pulsar observations are included from young pulsar timing projects, the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array and from the PULSE@Parkes outreach program. The data files and access methods are compatible with Virtual Observatory protocols. This paper describes the data currently stored in the archive and presents ways in which these data can be searched and downloaded.