New Dimensions in Radio Astronomy: Mining Sparse Datasets with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

射电天文学正在进入一个新时代，技术进步使快速巡天成为可能。作为澳大利亚平方公里阵列探路者望远镜（ASKAP）三项主要调查的领导者，我们将探索天文学的三个新维度：寻找瞬态源，探测微弱星系和研究宇宙磁性。该项目将使澳大利亚天文学家处于国际研究的前沿。除了新的科学成果，我们还将产生对未来平方公里阵列项目至关重要的数据资源和软件。业余天文爱好者和公众可以在网上获得这些资料。我们将培养下一代天文学家，使他们具备取得突破性发现所需的技能。

Radio astronomy is entering a new era, driven by technological advances that make rapid surveys of the sky possible. As leaders of three major surveys for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope, we will explore three new dimensions of astronomy: searching for transient sources, detecting faint galaxies and investigating cosmic magnetism. The project will put Australian astronomers at the forefront of international research. In addition to novel scientific results we will produce data resources and software that will be critical for future Square Kilometre Array projects. These will be available online to amateur astronomers and the general public. We will train the next generation of astronomers with the skills required to make breakthrough discoveries.