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Abstract:
Fast Radio Burst (FRB) is a millisecond burst in the radio frequency. The origin and mechanism of the FRB is yet a mystery. To better understand their origin, gathering a census of the FRB host galaxies and the local environment is an important first step. Such a task defies the design of existing facilities, and a new telescope is needed. BURSTT is a wide-field survey telescope in Taiwan that aims to detect and localize FRBs in the local universe. The telescope consists of a main array of dipole antennas for pulse detection and several smaller outrigger arrays for VLBI localization. The first stage of BURSTT has been built and is operational. Several hundreds of pulses from bright pulsars are being detected everyday. Recently, BURSTT has also detected its first FRB. I will briefly introduce a few science cases with coming observations of FRBs and pulsars using BURSTT and the synergy with research interests in IAA. Besides the studies related to FRBs and pulsars, BURSTT has also attracted interests from a variety of fields, e.g. cosmic ray, gravitational wave, solar radio bursts, lightning propagation, etc. These are potential opportunities to forge new collaborations with universities to add more values to BURSTT