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R1203 of the Astronomy-Mathematics Building, National Taiwan University
- Speaker Name
Hsiu-Hsien Lin [ASIAA]
- State
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The millisecond radio sky: Fast Radio Bursts and beyond
2021-10-27 14:00 - 15:30
Abstract
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are bright (~1 Jy) radio flashes with millisecond-duration, which randomly appear across the whole sky from cosmological origin. About six hundred FRBs have been published since the first discovery in 2007, of which two dozen sources have been observed with complex repetitions. Through interferometry efforts, about twenty FRBs have been localized to their host galaxies, and the follow-up observations have played an important role in revealing the local environment of FRBs. However, the nature of FRBs is still puzzling. In this talk, I will review the progress of the FRB field in the past decade, discuss a few highlighted repeaters, and introduce a next generation FRB telescope -- Broadview Radio Survey Telescope (BRST). I will discuss the potential scientific impact from the BRST project. The BRST with 200 elements is approved, which will open up new windows for repeating FRBs. We also welcome everyone to participate in the BRST, decipher the mystery of FRBs, and use FRBs to probe the universe together in the upcoming FRB era.
