The CHIME Slow Pulsar Search Project

Chia Min Tan ( Université McGill )


The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) Fast Radio Burst project produces a continuous high time resolution radio data stream that can be exploited to search for pulsars. The CHIME Slow Pulsar Search (CHIME/SPS) project is poised to do exactly this; combining daily quality-controlled data to create a sensitive survey of the northern sky with the primary goal of searching for new low-luminosity pulsars. In addition, the daily data processing will make CHIME/SPS sensitive to pulsars with sporadic or intermittent emission properties. Here, we will discuss the scientific motivations of CHIME/SPS, the novel setup of the search process, and the various challenges in enabling a continuous processing pipeline.