Parkes observations for project P1378 semester 2025OCTS_03

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We propose to observe 2XMM J104608.7-594306 with the Murriyang UWL receiver. This is a known thermally X-ray emitting neutron star in the Carina Nebula, which was recently discovered to show remarkable bursts of coherent radio emission. This is the first of this class of neutron stars to be seen to emit radio pulses. The primary goal of this proposal is to search for more coherent radio bursts from this object, and study their morphology, spectral features and polarization properties. These aims will provide us with crucial insights into the common emission mechanism operating over a wide range of magnetic field strengths and neutron star ages, which will help to understand the physical link between the different classes of neutron stars and their evolutionary pathways.