IPTA

Question 1

Full form ?

Answer 1

Intl Pulsar Timing Array

Question 2

Is it a collaboration ?

Answer 2

YES of 3 imp radio astronomer organizations

1) EPTA - European Pulsar Timing Array
2) PPTA - Parkers Pulsar Timing Array
3) NANAGrav - North American NanoHz Observatory for Gravitational waves

Question 3

How many such countries astronomers does it include ?

Answer 3

More than 12

Question 4

Aim ?

Answer 4

Using more than 12 radio telescopes all over the world to detect low freq gravitational waves

Question 5

Is India an associate member ?

Answer 5

YES since 4yrs

Question 6

Which telescopes from India are contributing to this ?

Answer 6

GMRT of Pune and Ooty Radio Telescope

Question 7

What are Pulsars ?

Answer 7

These are superdense , rapidly spinning neutron stars left behind when massive star explodes