Search for Radio and Gamma-ray correlations of Giant pulses from the Crab pulsar

Presentation duration: 15 minutes

Presenter: Natalia Lewandowska

Its pulsed emission visible at radio, optical, X-ray and gamma wavelengths make the Crab pulsar a unique source of pulsar emission. Apart from its regular pulses, it is also a source of short-term radio outbursts known as giant pulses. These pulses exhibit flux densities by a factor of at least 1000 higher in contrast with regular pulses and occur apparently non-regularly. In spite of various investigations in the past their origin and emission mechanisms are still enigmatic. Within the framework of this talk the current study of giant pulses at radio and gamma wavelengths observed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) and the MAGIC Telescopes is presented with the aim of a correlation analysis between giant radio pulses and high energy photons.