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Late glacial and holocene palaeoclimatology of the Drakensberg of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

- Lewis, Colin A

  • Authors: Lewis, Colin A
  • Date: 2005
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: vital:6692 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006727
  • Description: Eight climatic events during the Holocene are evidenced in the East Cape Drakensberg by fluvial, archaeological and palynological deposits. Flood plain deposition under relatively moist conditions occurred in the Early Holocene, before ca. 7000 BP. Semi-arid conditions with limited fluvial activity dominated the Mid Holocene until ca. 3200 BP. Alternating flood plain erosion and deposition occurred in the Late Holocene. Four climatic events, for which there is palynological and limited archaeological evidence, have been identified in the Late Glacial.
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Learning science through two languages in South Africa

- Probyn, Margie J

  • Authors: Probyn, Margie J
  • Date: 2005
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference paper
  • Identifier: vital:7015 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007208
  • Description: [From the introduction]: South Africa is a multilingual country with eleven national languages - nine indigenous languages and the two former colonial languages of English and Afrikaans1 - recognised as official languages in the Constitution of 1996 (Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996). Despite these provisions, since the democratic elections of 1994 English has expanded its position as the language of access and power with the relative influence of Afrikaans shrinking, and African languages effectively confined to functions of ‘home and hearth’. McLean and McCormick (1996: 329 in Mazrui 2002: 269) suggest that the constitutional recognition of 11 official languages in South Africa is largely 'intended and perceived as a symbolic statement and that for instrumental purposes, English remains the dominant language in South Africa'.
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Life history of the springhare (Pedetes capensis) from a strongly seasonal environment in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

- Peinke, Dean, Bernard, Ric T F

  • Authors: Peinke, Dean , Bernard, Ric T F
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/447089 , vital:74583 , doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2005.11407327
  • Description: The life history of the springhare (Pedetes capensis, Forster, 1778) at 33°S, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, was characterized by continuous, aseasonal and asynchronous reproduction. Females were monotocous and consecutive pregnancies were separated by a non pregnant period (30–50 days) similar in length to the period of lactation. Young were relatively large at birth (8% of adult body weight) but were altricial and only emerged from the burrow at weaning. Towards the end of lactation, many females mated again (20% of all females were both lactating and in early pregnancy) and annual fecundity was probably two but never more than three. For a rodent, albeit a large one, this is a very slow rate of reproduction and we propose that the ricochetal locomotion (jumping on the hind legs) and semi-fossorial life style of the springhare will have resulted in decreased juvenile and adult mortality, and increased longevity, and that these factors have shaped the evolution of the life history of the springhare.
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Ligand isotope vibrational spectroscopic and DFT studies of Pt(II) and Cu(I) complexes

- Medina, Gerardo Juan

  • Authors: Medina, Gerardo Juan
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: Ligands Spectrum analysis Vibrational spectra Infrared spectroscopy
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:4324 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004982
  • Description: Ligand-isotope labelling studies were performed on Zeise’s salt derivatives with pyridine N-oxide and quinoline N-oxide, their perdeuterated and O-18 isotopomers, C₂D₄ and ¹³CO, and the results of the vibrational analyses are reported. The isotopomers are modelled utilizing DFT calculations at the B3LYP level with the 6-31 G** basis set, and a pseudopotential level for the Pt atom. The calculated and observed structure and vibrational spectra correlate well. The crystal structures of [Pt(C₂2H₄)(pyO)Cl₂] and [Pt(CO)(quinO)Br₂] are reported. The frequency for the νPt-O vibration, ambiguously assigned in the literature, is here assigned unequivocally at 400 cm⁻¹. Previously observed, but inadequately described phenomena are addressed: the νN-O vibration in substituted quinoline N-oxides has been assigned previously at significantly different frequencies, depending on the nature of the substituent. This suggests that there is no specific mid-ir band associated with a high N-O character. A suitable explanation is presented for this phenomenon, showing that in low symmetry systems (eg. quinO) the N-O stretch is dispersed among several modes, whereas in high symmetry systems (eg. pyO) only a few limited modes have a high N-O character. A theoretical study of Cu(I) carbonyl compounds with macrocyclic ligands is presented. Local and global HSAB parameters applied to the donor and Cu atoms are used to explain the observed reactivities and the available spectroscopic data. Extended to [Cu(CO){H₂N(CH₂)[subscript n]NH(CH₂)[subscript m] NH₂}] BPh₄ (where n = 2, m = 2, 3 and n =3, m = 3, 4) and their -d₅ and ¹³CO isotopomers, subtle differences obtained experimentally for the CO stretching frequency in this series have been reproduced in the DFT calculations at the B3LYP level, using the 6-31 G* and 6-31 G** basis sets. Several properties (ligand pK[subscript a] values, νCO frequencies, etc.) correlate with some HSAB descriptors. Vibrational analyses are presented of Cu(I) carbonyl Schiff-base derivatives of N-Benzylidene-N’-[2-(benzyilidene-amino)-ethyl]-ethane-1,2-diamine, {2,2N3(C₆H₄R)₂}, and their -d₅ and ¹³CO isotopomers. The crystal structure of [Cu(CO){2,2N3(C₆H₅)₂}]BPh₄ is reported. From geometry optimizations and the HSAB descriptors, spectroscopic trends ([n]Cu-N and [nu]CO) are related to calculated global hardness and the Hammett substituent parameters, and are discussed in terms of σ-donation and π-backbonding of Cu- CO.
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Mainstreaming Gender Standards in Collective Bargaining

- COSATU

  • Authors: COSATU
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: COSATU
  • Language: English
  • Type: text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154231 , vital:39624
  • Description: The apartheid system and capitalism used the patriarchal nature of the South African society through the sexual division of labour and divided the labour force on the grounds of class, race and gender to exploit them for cheap labour to maximize their profits. They exploited the notion of men as the head of the family to force men to become migrant labourers and disregarded the reproductive and domestic role of women.
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Making meaning, making a home: students watching Generations

- O'Shea, Catherine Mary

  • Authors: O'Shea, Catherine Mary
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: Generations (Television program) , Students, Black -- South Africa -- Attitudes , Television soap operas -- South Africa , Cross-cultural studies -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
  • Identifier: vital:3479 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002934 , Generations (Television program) , Students, Black -- South Africa -- Attitudes , Television soap operas -- South Africa , Cross-cultural studies -- South Africa
  • Description: This thesis is a reception analysis using qualitative interviews to investigate black students' watching of a South African soap opera, Generations, taking into account the context of a largely white South African university campus. The findings of this study are that students find pleasure in talking about Generations and hold seemingly contradictory views on whether it is 'realistic' or not. The analysis concludes that watching Generations does serve to affirm these students' black identity, since there is a particular need to do so on a campus where black students witness and experience racial discrimination.
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Man doing Ngqokola

- Ngqoko group participants, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Man doing Ngqokola

- Ngqoko group participants, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Marine biotechnology : evaluation and development of methods for the discovery of natural products from fungi

- Pather, Simisha

  • Authors: Pather, Simisha
  • Date: 2005 , 2013-06-18
  • Subjects: Marine biotechnology , Marine fungi -- South Africa , Natural products -- South Africa , Marine plants -- South Africa , Marine metabolites -- South Africa , Cancer -- Treatment , DNA
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:3839 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007652 , Marine biotechnology , Marine fungi -- South Africa , Natural products -- South Africa , Marine plants -- South Africa , Marine metabolites -- South Africa , Cancer -- Treatment , DNA
  • Description: One of the major impediments in the development of marine natural products is the provision of biologically active natural products in sufficient quantity for complete pharmacological evaluation, clinical trials and eventual commercial production. Marine microorganisms show great promise in providing a renewable source of biologically active natural products. The main aim of this study was to develop and evaluate methods for the isolation, identification and cultivation of marine fungi from the South African marine environment for the production of biologically active secondary metabolites. Twenty-four species of fungi were isolated from marine algae collected from the intertidal zone near Port Alfred, South Africa. The fungi were cultivated in small-scale under static and agitated conditions and their crude intra- and extracellular organic extracts were screened by ¹H NMR and a series of bioassays. Using this as a basis, one isolate was selected for further study. By analyses of the lTS1 region of the ribosomal DNA, the fungal isolate was identified as a marine-derived isolate of Eurotium rubrum (Aspergillus ruber). Although E. rubrum has been isolated from the marine environment, no investigations have been undertaken to determine the adaptation of these isolates to the marine environment. In order to optimise productivity, creativity and incubation time, the fungus was cultivated in small-scale using a variety of carbon (glucose, fructose, lactose, sucrose, marmitol and maltose) and nitrogen sources (ammonium tartrate, urea, peptone and yeast extract). An HPLC-DAD method was developed to assess the metabolic creativity and productivity under different fermentation conditions. Distinctive variations in the range and yield of metabolites produced as well as morphology and growth time were observed. The crude extracts from all fermentations were combined and six known compounds were isolated by reversed-phase chromatography and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic techniques. The known compounds were fIavoglaucin, aspergin, isodihydroauroglaucin, isotetrahydroauroglaucin, neoechinuline A and physcion. Neoechinuline A, isodihydroauroglaucin and isotetrahydroauroglaucin showed activity against oesophageal and cervical cancer cell lines.
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Marine Reserves: a guide to science, design, and use

- Booth, Anthony J

  • Authors: Booth, Anthony J
  • Date: 2005
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/124965 , vital:35714 , https://doi.10.2989/16085910509503862
  • Description: With the considerable pressures that are being placed on our marine resources, there is an urgent need to find alternative strategies to ensure their long-term sustainability. One measure that has been proposed, and which is rapidly gaining popularity, is the designation of Marine Protected Area (MPA). These are demarcated areas that prohibit (or at least restrict) consumptive or extractive uses, such that human interferences and impacts are minimised. In this edited collection of papers, most of which have been written or co-written by the authors themselves, Sobel and Dahlgren have presented an excellent synopsis of the rationale behind, and the scientific basis underpinning, the use of marine reserves as a management tool. In addition, they have devoted half the book to the provision of case studies.
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Masambeni

- Preformer not specified, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Masambeni

- Preformer not specified, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Material characterisation of laser formed dual phase steel components

- Els-Botes, Annelize

  • Authors: Els-Botes, Annelize
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: Steel -- Fatigue , Bending , Lasers , Sheet-steel -- Effect of lasers on
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , DTech
  • Identifier: vital:9609 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/176 , Steel -- Fatigue , Bending , Lasers , Sheet-steel -- Effect of lasers on
  • Description: The nature and scope of this thesis can be divided into four categories: • FORMING PARAMETERS • Identification of various laser forming parameters in order to produce specimens of similar dimension (radius of curvature). • TEMPERATURE AND MICROSTRUCTURE • To study the effect of maximum temperature reached during the forming operation on the microstructure of the various specimens. • FATIGUE LIFE • Compare the fatigue life of the specimens produced by various laser parameters to that of the original material, and also the fatigue life of mechanical formed specimens. • RESIDUAL STRESS PROFILE Determine if the laser forming process induces detrimental residual stress magnitudes in the specimens. The main objective of this thesis was to gain an understanding of the way in which laser forming affects the fatigue performance and residual stress magnitude / distribution of dual phase steel. Although lasers have been used successfully in various manufacturing processes (welding, cutting, marking, etc.), little information is available on the influence of laser forming on many automotive alloys such as dual phase steel. The first part of the work involved a literature review of the process and factors affecting the laser forming process. It became clear from the literature overview that laser forming of sheet material thicker than 1mm is complex in nature. The variables that can influence the process are complicated and their interaction with each other is not easily controlled. The main parameters that were thus controlled in this study are as follows: • Laser power (P) • Laser head travel speed (v) • Laser beam size (mm) The chapters that follow the literature review, deals with the laser forming process of dual phase steel and the production of fatigue specimens using various laser parameters. It was found that the following laser parameters resulted in specimens with approximately the same radius of curvature: Laser power KW Beam diameter mm Interval spacing % Overlap Scanning velocity m/min Line Energy J/m 5 20 10 50 2,5 2000 3,1 14 10,5 25 2 1550 1,5 7,5 7,5 0 1,2 1250 From the results obtained from fatigue testing specimens produced with the above settings, it is clear that the laser forming process has the potential to be employed as a production stage in the manufacture of wheel centre discs while maintaining adequate fatigue strength. Large beam diameters which cause heat penetration through the thickness of the specimen and hence microstructure breakdown should be avoided, since it was shown that these specimens exhibited impaired mechanical properties than those produced with a smaller laser beam diameter. The microstructural changes observed during the forming process needs to be considered since the mechanical properties of the material changes with a change in microstructure. A dramatic change in microstructure was observed; therefore it is of crucial importance that microstructural evaluation plays an important part in deciding optimum laser parameters for the forming process of ferrous alloys. During residual stress analysis, trends were observed between measurements taken at the same location of the samples; regardless whether measurements were taken on the laser irradiated side or the reverse side of the specimen. The only difference was the magnitude of the relieved residual stress. In most cases the obtained relieved residual stress was much smaller in magnitude than that of the original plate (in the bulk of the material). The surface indicated a slight tensile residual stress for most samples evaluated. A good correlation in distribution profile was obtained between microhardness and relieved residual stress distribution at the ‘middle of sample’ location. This indicates that an increase in hardness indicates an increase in residual stress magnitude for the laser formed specimens. In conclusion, this research has proved that it is possible to deform metal plate of a 3,5mm thickness with a CO2 laser system. The research also established the effect of process parameters on the final product’s shape/bend angle and characterised the effect of the laser forming process on the material’s mechanical properties and structural integrity.
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Medicine labels incorporating pictograms: do they influence understanding and adherence?

- Dowse, Roslind, Ehlers, Martina S

  • Authors: Dowse, Roslind , Ehlers, Martina S
  • Date: 2005
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: vital:6359 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006051
  • Description: The objective was to determine the influence of medicine labels incorporating pictograms on the understanding of instructions and on adherence. Eighty-seven Xhosa participants attending an outpatient clinic who had been prescribed a short course of antibiotics were randomly allocated to either a control group (41 participants given text-only labels), or an experimental group (46 participants given text + pictogram labels). All participants had a maximum of 10 years of formal schooling. Follow-up home visits were conducted after 3–5 days to assess understanding of instructions and to evaluate adherence. A high adherence of greater than 90% was found for 54% of the experimental group, compared with only 2% of the control group. Average percentages for understanding in the control and experimental groups were 70 and 95%, respectively, and average adherence was 72 and 90%, respectively. The presence of pictograms was found to contribute positively to both understanding of instructions and adherence.
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Melatonin generates singlet oxygen on laser irradiation but acts as a quencher when irradiated by lamp photolysis

- Maharaj, Deepa S, Molell, H, Antunes, Edith M, Maharaj, Hiren, Maree, D M, Nyokong, Tebello, Glass, Beverley D, Daya, Santy

  • Authors: Maharaj, Deepa S , Molell, H , Antunes, Edith M , Maharaj, Hiren , Maree, D M , Nyokong, Tebello , Glass, Beverley D , Daya, Santy
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/300335 , vital:57917 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-079X.2004.00185.x"
  • Description: Melatonin, a naturally occurring chemical mediator, although assigned a diverse range of functions, has attracted interest in recent years because of its ability to function as a free radical scavenger. Because of the implications of singlet oxygen in neurotoxicity, the objective of the study was to investigate the ability of melatonin to quench singlet oxygen generated using laser irradiation or lamp photolysis. The results show that melatonin produces radicals upon laser irradation while the lamp photolysis studies show that melatonin is able to scavenge singlet oxygen produced by naphthalene. While melatonin is a free radical scavenger under biological conditions, it acts as a generator of singlet oxygen and or radicals (as ΦΔ is 1.41) when irradiated with laser light, implying that it has the potential to be used in photodynamic therapy in the destruction of tumors.
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Menemene ndini lomdlezana

- Preformer not specified, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Metalorganic vapour phase epitaxial growth and characterisation of Sb-based semiconductors

- Vankova, Viera

  • Authors: Vankova, Viera
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: Compound semiconductors , Epitaxy , Organometallic compounds , Metal organic chemical vapor deposition
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:10548 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1019678
  • Description: This study focuses on the growth and characterization of epitaxial InAs and InAs1-xSbx. Layers are grown on InAs, GaAs and GaSb substrates by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy, using trimethylindium, trimethylantimony and arsine as precursors. The growth parameters (V/III ratio, Sb vapour phase compositions) are varied in the temperature range from 500 ºC to 700 ºC, in order to study the influence of these parameters on the structural, optical and electrical properties of the materials. The layers were assessed by X-ray diffraction, electron and optical microscopy, photoluminescence and Hall measurements. Furthermore, the influence of hydrogenation and annealing on the electrical and optical properties of GaSb was investigated. It is shown that the growth temperature and the V/III ratio play a vital role in the resulting surface morphology of homoepitaxial and heteroepitaxial InAs layers. Growth at low temperatures is found to promote three-dimensional growth in both cases, with improvements in the surface morphologies observed for higher growth temperatures. All the investigated epilayers are n-type. It is shown that the electrical properties of heteroepitaxial InAs epilayers are complicated by a competition between bulk conduction and conduction due to a surface accumulation and an interface layer. The low temperature photoluminescence spectra of homoepitaxial InAs are dominated by two transitions. These are identified as band-to-band/excitonic and donor-acceptor recombination. The incorporation efficiency of antimony (Sb) into InAs1-xSbx is dependent on the growth temperature and the V/III ratio. Under the growth conditions used in this study, the incorporation efficiency of Sb is controlled by the thermal stability of the two constituent binaries (i.e. InAs and InSb). Changes in the low temperature photoluminescence spectra are detected with increasing x. From temperature and laser power dependent measurements, the highest energy line is attributed to band-to-band/excitonic recombination, while the peak appearing approximately 15 meV below this line is assigned to donor-acceptor recombination. The origin of an additional “moving” peak observed for higher Sb mole fraction x is tentatively attributed to quasi-donor-acceptor-recombination, arising from increased impurity/defect concentrations and a higher compensation ratio in the material. However, the unusual behaviour of this peak may also be ascribed to the presence of some degree of ordering in InAsSb. The exposure of a semiconductor to a hydrogen plasma usually leads to the passivation of shallow and deep centres, thereby removing their electrical and optical activity. In this study, the passivation and thermal stability of the native acceptor in p-type GaSb is also investigated. It is shown that this acceptor can be passivated, where after improvements in the electrical and optical properties of GaSb are observed. Upon annealing the passivated samples above 300 °C, the acceptor is reactivated.
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Methodological Decisions in Context: The dilemmas and challenges of novice African scholars

- Lupele, Justin, Mwingi, Mweru P, Kinyanjui, Felistus, Kimani, Joyce, Kisamba, Christine

  • Authors: Lupele, Justin , Mwingi, Mweru P , Kinyanjui, Felistus , Kimani, Joyce , Kisamba, Christine
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/373734 , vital:66717 , xlink:href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/122698"
  • Description: This paper emerges out of a panel discussion during a PhD week and subsequent 8th International Environmental Education Invitation Seminar held at Rhodes University in 2004 and 2005 respectively. It illuminates some insights into our struggles (as novice African researchers) in trying to respond to contextual realities as we research education and social change in African contexts, seeking insight into what counts as legitimate research in this context. The paper considers our struggles at conceptual, methodological, analytical and data generation levels, and in a politics of research. This is done by means of examples drawn from five current doctoral research projects being undertaken in east and southern African regions, using a review framework that represents fairly common dimensions of PhD research. We conclude that research, when defined rigidly within research disciplines/paradigms (as have been defined in some – primarily Western – research trajectories) may fail to take into account African social and contextual realities when applied uncritically. We argue that there is need for researchers in Africa to consider a multiplicity of approaches if research is to be meaningful in, and responsive to, social and contextual realities. In particular, we argue for taking account of socio historical and socio-cultural contexts in creating African epistemology in and through research.
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Military strategy and it's [i.e.] its use in competitive strategy with reference to the Nelson Mandela Metropole automotive industry

- Fouché, Craig

  • Authors: Fouché, Craig
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: Strategic planning -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Metropole , Automobile industry and trade -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Metropole , Competition
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
  • Identifier: vital:8542 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/177 , Strategic planning -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Metropole , Automobile industry and trade -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Metropole , Competition
  • Description: Presently in the South African automotive industry competition is becoming more fierce. It is becoming more important for companies to concentrate on thier competitive strategies to ensure that they remain competitive in this industry. Military strategy techniques have always been successful in defeating an anemy opponent. An enemy in a military sense could be considered as a competitor in a business sense. There is currently a potential for an improvement of the competitive strategies that South African organisations, in particular the South African automotive industry uses to remain competitive. Military strategists such as Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz have provided valuable strategy theories and philosophies to many military institutions. Military strategies such as Attrition and Maneuver have long been used by these institutions in battle to defeat the enemy. Military strategies could provide the edge that companies ranging from manufacturers, suppliers of components and dealerships need, to remain competitive in the automotive industry.
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Modeling and measurement of torqued procession in radio pulsars

- Tiplady, Adrian John

  • Authors: Tiplady, Adrian John
  • Date: 2005
  • Subjects: Pulsars , Radio telescopes , Radio astronomy , Precession , Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO)
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:5475 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005260
  • Description: The long term isolated pulsar monitoring program, which commenced in 1984 using the 26 m radio telescope at the Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO), has produced high resolution timing residual data over long timespans. This has enabled the analysis of observed spin down behaviour for 27 braking pulsars, most of which have dataspans longer than 14 years. The phenomenology of observed timing residuals of certain pulsars can be explained by pseudo periodic effects such as precession. Analytic and numerical models are developed to study the kinematic and dynamic behaviour of isolated but torqued precessing pulsars. The predicted timing residual behaviour of the models is characterised, and confronted with timing data from selected pulsars. Cyclic variations in the observed timing residuals of PSR B1642-03, PSR B1323-58 and PSR B1557-50 are fitted with a torqued precession model. The phenomenology of the observed timing behaviour of these pulsars can be explained by the precession models, but precise model fitting was not possible. This is not surprising given that the complexity of the pulsar systems is not completely described by the model. The extension of the pulsar monitoring program at HartRAO is used as motivation for the design and development of a new low cost, multi-purpose digital pulsar receiver. The instrument is implemented using a hybrid filterbank architecture, consisting of an analogue frontend and digital backend, to perform incoherent dedispersion. The design of a polyphase filtering system, which will consolidate multiple processing units into a single filtering solution, is discussed for future implementation.
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