Parkes observations for project P786 semester 2013OCTS

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Erratically-emitting neutron stars like Rotating Radio Transients (RRATs) and intermittent pulsars, represent approximately 3% (and increasing) of radio-emitting pulsars as they are found via searches of archival and current pulsar surveys. The sporadic emission from these and intermittent pulsars makes them difficult to study and nearly all information about the properties of the objects is the result of dedicated monitoring and timing programs at Parkes telescope. This project represents the largest (and most successful) effort in constraining the properties and origins of sparse-emitting pulsars. Through monitoring and timing, we will continue to determine basic RRAT and intermittent pulsar properties. This will enable us to identify physical causes for the extreme emission, enable high-energy follow-up observations, deduce how these pulsars are related to the general pulsar and magnetar populations, and explore the distribution of extreme radio intermittence in neutron stars.