Illuminating the cosmic web with Fast Radio Bursts

该项目旨在利用毫秒持续时间的快速射电暴作为一种全新的方法来绘制宇宙中物质的分布。该项目预计将使用部署在澳大利亚最大的射电望远镜上的新型基础设施来定位100个爆发。预期的结果包括了解形成宇宙大尺度结构的过程，以及存在于快速射电暴地点的极端条件。这将为我们对宇宙的基础知识提供显著的好处，激励学生从事科学、技术、工程和数学方面的职业，并开发应用于平方公里阵列和工业的信号处理技术。

This project aims to establish the use of millisecond-duration Fast Radio Bursts as a wholly new means to map out the distribution of matter in the Universe. This project expects to localise 100s of bursts using novel infrastructure deployed on Australia's largest radio telescopes. Expected outcomes include an understanding of the processes that shape both the large-scale structures of the Universe, and the extreme conditions that exist at the sites of Fast Radio Bursts. This should provide significant benefits to our fundamental knowledge of the Universe, inspire students into careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and develop signal processing techniques of application to both the Square Kilometre Array and industry.