Pulsar search in M33

Summary In this paper we describe the scientific goals and the experimental set-up of the projectPulsar search in M33. Its aim is the discovery of radio pulsars in the Scd spiral Galaxy M33 (NGC 598). A complete survey of the H _a area of M33, with an exagonal grid somewhat less than one-half power of the Arecibo telescope at 1400 MHz, has been performed and about 100 observations over the 40% of the grid areas are now available. An improved version of the analysis procedure has been realized and is shortly described in the following. Some considerations about the detectability of pulsars eventually present in M33 are reported. Paper presented at the 6th Cosmic Physics National Conference, Palermo, 3–7 November 1992.