Searching for radio pulsars in archival surveys

Pulsars are incredibly intriguing celestial objects in the Universe with numerous scientific applications. Therefore, discovering new pulsars, including exotic ones, is a key goal in pulsar astronomy. This thesis focuses on reprocessing archival data of pulsar surveys by using GPU accelerators and new search techniques. Through this reprocessing effort, a total of 89 new pulsars were discovered, some of which are exotic. The findings of this research have enriched our understanding of pulsars and demonstrated the significance of reprocessing archival pulsar survey data. Moreover, this work highlights the potential benefits of such pulsar search techniques for future pulsar searches.