The Deep Space Network (DSN) is a worldwide array of radio telescopeswhich supportsNASAâ??s interplanetary spacecraftmissions.\nWhen the DSN antennas are not communicating with spacecraft, they provide a valuable resource for performing observations of\nradio magnetars, searches for new pulsars at the Galactic Center, and additional pulsar-related studies. We describe the DSNâ??s\ncapabilities for carrying out these types of observations.We also present results from observations of three radio magnetars, PSR\nJ1745-2900, PSR J1622-4950, and XTE J1810-197, and the transitional magnetar candidate, PSR J1119-6127, using the DSN radio\ntelescopes near Canberra, Australia.
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