Parkes observations for project P1071 semester 2020OCTS_04

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Intermittent pulsars are a major topic of current pulsar research as they provide a direct link between studies of pulsar emission and irregularities in the rotation of the pulsars. The new Ultra-Wide-Low(UWL) receiver provides unprecedented frequency coverage and will allow us to study the emission properties of the intermittent pulsars in great detail. We request observations with the UWL receiver to intermittent pulsars. These are pulsars whose emission switches on and off at long intervals from days to years. We will determine the distribution and frequency dependence of the time scales, look for weak or bursty emission in the off states and determine the bandwidth of the on/off emission process, the spectral characteristics of the emission, the evolution of pulse energy distribution over wide-band and search for possible link between long- and short-term emission variability. These observations will provide insights into how these pulsars emit and how that emission is changing in time and as a function of frequency.