New timing solutions for Rotating Radio Transients

TL;DR

This paper presents new timing solutions for six Rotating Radio Transients (RRATs) using single-pulse search methods, improving detection and characterization of these sporadic pulsars compared to traditional periodicity searches.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to derive timing solutions for RRATs using single-pulse data, and compares their properties with normal pulsars.

Findings

Successful timing solutions for six RRATs

RRATs exhibit different spin-down properties than normal pulsars

Single-pulse searches effectively detect sporadic pulsars

Abstract

The rotating radio transients are sporadic pulsars which are difficult to detect through periodicity searches. By using a single-pulse search method, we can discover these sources, measure their periods, and determine timing solutions. Here we introduce our results on six RRATs based on Parkes and Green Bank Telescope(GBT) observations, along with a comparison of the spin-down properties of RRATs and normal pulsars.