The next generation fast radio burst detector for Australia

该项目旨在为澳大利亚平方公里阵列探路者提供下一代快速射电爆发探测器。该项目不仅希望改变我们对快速射电爆发的理解，也就是未知来源的无线电波的神秘闪光，而且还将这些爆发用作研究驻留在星际空间的物质的宇宙网络的工具。为了做到这一点，该项目的目标是提供一种更灵敏的探测系统，能够将快速射电爆发的大样本定位到更远的距离，这与其他观测结果是一致的。这应该会带来重大的好处，包括解决关键的开放天体物理问题，以及改进平方公里阵列瞬变搜索的科学结果。

This project intends to provide a next-generation fast radio burst detector for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. The project expects to both transform our understanding of fast radio bursts, enigmatic flashes of radio waves of unknown origin, but also use the bursts as tools to study the cosmic web of matter that resides in intergalactic space. To do so, the project aims to deliver a more sensitive detection system capable of localising a large sample of fast radio bursts to greater distances, found commensal to other observations. This should provide significant benefit, including the resolutions to key open astrophysical questions and improved scientific outcomes for transient searches with the Square Kilometre Array.