Speaker
Description
We have been using MeerKAT in the last 4 years to observe a large population of slow rotating pulsars, with the objective to understand the pulsar population through a uniform, unbiased survey of a large number of sources. Uniformity in observing techniques and calibration, as well as processing pipelines and algorithms, allows us to extract parameters relating to these sources that can form the basis of population studies and that overcome problems of PSRCAT, the widely used ATNF pulsar catalogue. I will present a description of the programme, the technical challenges that we encounter and in particular the ones that required most effort to resolve. I will present an overview of the science results so far, motivating future programmes of this kind. ARGOS would be a fantastic instrument for an equivalent project in the era of SKA.
