R. Dodson

Publication List Details

Period

1995 - 2008

Number

46

Co-Authors

First VLBI observations of methanol maser polarisation, in G339.88-1.2 (2008)

Dodson, R.

We investigate class II methanol masers and the environment in which they form with the Long Baseline Array (LBA). Using full polarisation VLBI, we're able to measure the magnetic field directions so...

The VSOP 5 GHz active galactic nucleus survey. V. Imaging results for the remaining 140 sources (2008)

Dodson, R., Fomalont, E. B., Wiik, K., Horiuchi, S., Hirabayashi, H., Edwards, P. G., ...

In 1997 February, the Japanese radio astronomy satellite HALCA was launched to provide the space-bourne element for the VLBI Space Observatory Program (VSOP) mission. Approximately 25% of the mission...

Correlations between pulsed X-ray flux and radio arrival time in the Vela pulsar (2007)

Lommen, A. N., Donovan, J., Gwinn, C., Arzoumanian, Z., Harding, A., Strickman, M., ...

We report the results of simultaneous observations of the Vela pulsar in X-rays and radio from the RXTE satellite and the Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory in Tasmania. We sought correlations between...

Correlation Between X-Ray Light-Curve Shape and Radio Arrival Time in the Vela Pulsar (2007)

Lommen, AN, Donovan, J, Gwinn, C, Arzoumanian, Z, Harding, A, Strickman, M, ...

We report the results of simultaneous observations of the Vela pulsar in X-rays and radio from the RXTE satellite and the Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory in Tasmania.We sought correlations between...

Two decades of pulsar timing of Vela (2007)

Dodson, R, Lewis, Dion, McCulloch, PM

Pulsar timing at the Mt Pleasant observatory has focused on Vela, which can be tracked for 18 hours of the day. These nearly continuous timing records extend over 24 years allowing a greater insight...

Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder (2007)

Johnston, S, Darling, J, Deller, A, Dodson, R, Edwards, PG, Ekers, R, ...

The future of centimetre and metre-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries that will be 50 times more sensitive than...

Correlation Between X-Ray Light-Curve Shape and Radio Arrival Time in the Vela Pulsar (2007)

Lommen, AN, Donovan, J, Gwinn, C, Arzoumanian, Z, Harding, A, Strickman, M, ...

We report the results of simultaneous observations of the Vela pulsar in X-rays and radio from the RXTE satellite and the Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory in Tasmania.We sought correlations between...

Two decades of pulsar timing of Vela (2007)

Dodson, R, Lewis, Dion, McCulloch, PM

Pulsar timing at the Mt Pleasant observatory has focused on Vela, which can be tracked for 18 hours of the day. These nearly continuous timing records extend over 24 years allowing a greater insight...

Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder (2007)

Johnston, S, Darling, J, Deller, A, Dodson, R, Edwards, PG, Ekers, R, ...

The future of centimetre and metre-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries that will be 50 times more sensitive than...

The VSOP Survey: Final individual results + Final aggregate results (2006)

Dodson, R., Horiuchi, S., Scott, W., Fomalont, E., Paragi, Z., Frey, S., ...

In February 1997 the Japanese radio astronomy satellite HALCA was launched to provide the space-borne element for the VSOP mission. HALCA provided linear baselines three-times greater than that of...

Correlation between X-ray Lightcurve Shape and Radio Arrival Time in the Vela Pulsar (2006)

Lommen, A., Donovan, J., Gwinn, C., Arzoumanian, Z., Harding, A., Strickman, M., ...

We report the results of simultaneous observations of the Vela pulsar in X-rays and radio from the RXTE satellite and the Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory in Tasmania. We sought correlations between...

The Australian experience with the PC-EVN recorder (2004)

Dodson, R., Tingay, S., West, C., Phillips, C., Tzioumis, A., Ritakari, J., ...

We report on our experiences using the Metsahovi Radio Observatory's (MRO) VLBI Standard Interface (VSI, Whitney 2002) recorder in a number of astronomical applications. The PC-EVN device is a direct...

The VSOP 5-GHz AGN Survey: IV. The Angular Size/Brightness Temperature Distribution (2004)

Horiuchi, S., Fomalont, E. B., Scott, W. K., Taylor, A. R., Lovell, J. E. J., Moellenbrock, G. A., ...

The VSOP (VLBI Space Observatory Programme) mission is a Japanese-led project to study radio sources with sub-milliarcsec angular resolution, using an orbiting 8-m telescope on board the satellite...

Vela X at 31 GHz (2004)

Hales, A. S., Casassus, S., Alvarez, H., May, J., Bronfman, L., Readhead, A. C., ...

We present observations of the Vela X region at 31 GHz using the Cosmic Background Imager (CBI). We find a strong compact radio source (5.9'x4.1', FWHM) about the Vela pulsar, which we associate with...

High resolution observations of 6.7-GHz methanol masers with the LBA (2004)

Dodson, R., Ojha, R., Ellingsen, S. P.

We have used the Australian Long Baseline Array (LBA) to produce milliarcsecond images of five sites of methanol maser emission at 6.7 GHz. These are all sites that have linear morphologies at...

The VSOP 5 GHz Continuum Survey, recent results (2004)

Dodson, R., Hirabayashi, H., Edwards, P. G., Wiik, K., Fomalont, E. B., Lovell, J. E. J., ...

In February 1997 the Japanese radio astronomy satellite Halca was launched to provide the space-bourne element for the VSOP mission. Approximately twenty-five percent of the mission time has been...

The VSOP 2 mission: Imaging capabilities (2004)

Dodson, R., Hirabayashi, H., Murata, Y., Edwards, P. G., Wiik, K., Murphy, D., ...

Given the scientific goals of VSOP-2, including the possibility of observations of the shadows of black holes, we have investigated the fidelity of the recovered images given a typical uv-coverage....

The Vela pulsar, the key? (2004)

Dodson, R., Lewis, D., Legge, D., McCulloch, P.M., Reynolds, J., McConnell, D., ...

Restricted Access. Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments, IAU Symposium no. 218, held as part of the IAU General Assembly, 14-17 July, 2003 in Sydney, Australia. Edited by Fernando Camilo and...

The radio nebula surrounding the Vela pulsar (2003)

Dodson, R., Lewis, D., McConnell, D., Deshpande, A.A.

Restricted Access. An open access version is available at NASA ADS (alternative location).

The Vela Pulsar's Radio Nebula (2003)

Dodson, R., Lewis, D., McConnell, D., Deshpande, A. A.

We have discovered that the radio nebula surrounding the Vela pulsar covers a much wider extent than previously reported, with two lobes to the North and South of the pulsar. Indications of this...

The Vela Pulsar's proper motion and parallax derived from VLBI observations (2003)

Dodson, R., Legge, D., Reynolds, J. E., McCulloch, P. M.

The Vela pulsar is the brightest pulsar at radio wavelengths. It was the object that told us (via its glitching) that pulsars were solid rotating bodies not oscillating ones. Along with the Crab...

A search for 4750- and 4765-MHz OH masers in Southern Star Forming Regions (2002)

Dodson, R., Ellingsen, S. P., Voronkov, M. A.

We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) to make a sensitive (5-$\sigma$ $\simeq$ 100 mJy) search for maser emission from the 4765-MHz $^2\Pi_{1/2}$ F=1$\to$0 transition of OH. Fifty...

On the association of G343.1-2.3 and PSR 1706-44 (2002)

Dodson, R., Golap, K.

The association of G343.1-2.3 and PSR 1706-44 has been controversial from its first proposal. In this paper we address the difficulties, and argue that the association is still likely. New evidence...

Detection of Pulsed X-ray Emission from PSR B1706-44 (2002)

Gotthelf, E. V., Halpern, J. P., Dodson, R.

We report the first detection of pulsed X-ray emission from the young, energetic radio and Gamma-ray pulsar PSR B1706-44. We find a periodic signal at a frequency of f = 9.7588088 +/- 0.0000026 Hz...

On the association of G343.1-2.3 and PSR 1706-44 (2002)

Dodson, R., Golap, K., Osborne, J., Udaya Shankar, N.

Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at the alternative locations. The Universe at Low Radio Frequencies, Proceedings of IAU Symposium 199, held 30 Nov - 4 Dec 1999, Pune, India....

The Vela pulsar wind nebula at 6 cm (2002)

Lewis, D., Dodson, R., McConnell, D., Deshpande, A.A.

Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations). Neutron Stars in Supernova Remnants, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 271, held in Boston, MA, USA,...

X-ray Spectrum and Pulsations of the Vela Pulsar (2001)

Sanwal, D., Pavlov, G. G., Kargaltsev, O. Y., Garmire, G. P., Zavlin, V. E., Burwitz, V., ...

We report the results of the spectral and timing analysis of observations of the Vela pulsar with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The spectrum shows no statistically significant spectral lines in the...

High time resolution observations of a Vela glitch (2001)

Dodson, R, Lewis, D. R., McCulloch, P. M.

Pulsars are rotating neutron stars, sweeping the emission regions from the magnetic poles across our line of sight. Isolated neutron stars lose angular momentum through dipole radiation and...

G343.1-2.3 and PSR 1706-44 (2001)

Dodson, R, Howlett, M, Golap, K., Shankar, N. Udaya, Osborne, J.

The association of G343.1-2.3 and PSR 1706-44 has been controversial from its first proposal. In this paper we present new evidence from images made by with the Australia Telescope Compact Array...

On the association of G343.1-2.3 and PSR 1706-44 (2001)

Dodson, R., Golap, K., Osborne, J., UdayaShankar, N., Rao, A. P.

The observations of the supernova remnant G343.1-2.3 with the Mauritius Radio Telescope, the Australia Compact Array, and the Hobart Single dish are presented. With these more sensitive measurements...

Detection of new sources of 4765-MHz OH masing (2001)

Dodson, R., Ellingsen, S.

We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) to make a sensitive search for maser emission from the 4765-MHz transition of OH towards a sample of 55 star formation regions. Maser...

A low frequency radio telescope at Mauritius for a Southern sky survey (1998)

Golap, K., Shankar, N. Udaya, Sachdev, S., Dodson, R., Sastry, Ch. V.

A new, meter-wave radio telescope has been built in the North-East of Mauritius, an island in the Indian ocean, at a latitude of -20.14 deg. The Mauritius Radio Telescope (MRT) is a Fourier Synthesis...

A low frequency radio telescope at Mauritius for a southern sky survey. (1998)

Golap, K, Shankar, N. U, Sachdev, S, Dodson, R, Sastry, Ch. V

A new, meter-wave radio telescope has been built in the north-east of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean, at a latitude of -20.14°. The Maritius Radio Telescope is a Fourier Synthesis T-shaped...

The Mauritius radiotelescope (1995)

Golap, K., Issur, N.H., Somanah, R., Dodson, R., Modgekar, M., Sachdev, S., ...

Proceedings of the fourth United Nations/European Space Agency Workshop, Cairo, Egypt, 27 June - 1 July, 1994. Restricted Access. Open access article available at the alternative location.

Genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39

Read, T. D., Brunham, R. C., Shen, C., Gill, S. R., Heidelberg, J. F., White, O., ...

The genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis (MoPn) strain Nigg (1 069 412 nt) and Chlamydia pneumoniae strain AR39 (1 229 853 nt) were determined using a random shotgun strategy....

Whole-Genome Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical and Laboratory Strains

Fleischmann, R. D., Alland, D., Eisen, J. A., Carpenter, L., White, O., Peterson, J., ...

Virulence and immunity are poorly understood in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We sequenced the complete genome of the M. tuberculosis clinical strain CDC1551 and performed a whole-genome comparison...

Genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39

Read, T. D., Brunham, R. C., Shen, C., Gill, S. R., Heidelberg, J. F., White, O., ...

The genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis (MoPn) strain Nigg (1 069 412 nt) and Chlamydia pneumoniae strain AR39 (1 229 853 nt) were determined using a random shotgun strategy....

Whole-Genome Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical and Laboratory Strains

Fleischmann, R. D., Alland, D., Eisen, J. A., Carpenter, L., White, O., Peterson, J., ...

Virulence and immunity are poorly understood in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We sequenced the complete genome of the M. tuberculosis clinical strain CDC1551 and performed a whole-genome comparison...

Differences in lung function and prevalence of pneumoconiosis between two kaolin plants.

Baser, M E, Kennedy, T P, Dodson, R, Rawlings, W, Rao, N V, Hoidal, J R

To investigate the origin of differences in previously published pulmonary function studies of workers in kaolin plants in Georgia, spirometric and radiographic data collected in a cross sectional...