LBA observations for project V651 semester 2024APRS

We propose an LBA pilot phase-referenced observation at 8.4GHz of a pulsar J1638-4713 associated with a bow shock pulsar wind nebula. The estimated velocity of 1500 km/s for the driving pulsar, makes it potentially one of the fastest-moving pulsars. We propose this study in order to (i) derive a more accurate position for future VLBI epochs, (ii) determine the suitability of the source and phase-reference calibrator for subsequent multi-epoch studies to measure a proper motion, and possibly parallax, for this source and (iii) determine the milli-arcsecond scale structure of the source.