This thesis discusses the design, the construction and the results of the first scientific measurements of OPTIMA (Optical Pulsar Timing Analyser), the new astronomical highspeed-photometer for time resolved observations of pulsars at visible wavelengths. As part of this work, the OPTIMA detector system has been developed at the Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in Garching and was used at several international observatories. One of the presented results shows the successfully acquired lightcurve of the Crab Pulsar, in which, due to the high time resolution and sensitivity of the detector, the central part of the first intensity peak is well resolved and an approximately 165 µsec wide region of reduced flux is clearly visible.
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This thesis discusses the design, the construction and the results of the first scientific measurements of OPTIMA (Optical Pulsar Timing Analyser), the new astronomical highspeed-photometer for time resolved observations of pulsars at visible wavelengths. As part of this work, the OPTIMA detector system has been developed at the Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in Garching and was used at several international observatories. One of the presented results shows the successfully ac...
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