Origins and implications of cosmic explosions

该项目旨在通过对部署在澳大利亚平方公里阵列探路者（ASKAP）的新的相干FRB探测系统（称为CRACO）探测到的大样本（>100）局部爆发进行研究来解决快速无线电爆发（FRB）的起源。如此丰富的样本将使对宇宙结构的新研究成为可能。强大而灵敏的CRACO系统还将搜索持续数百毫秒的瞬变，探索新类型的天体物理现象，从而深入了解宇宙的极端情况。这些发现将对科学产生重大影响，使澳大利亚成为国际FRB社区的关键参与者。

This project aims to solve the origin of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) by conducting a study of a large sample (>100) of localised bursts detected with a new coherent FRB detection system called CRACO deployed at the Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). Such a rich sample will enable novel studies of the structure of the Universe. The powerful and sensitive CRACO system will also search for transients that last for hundreds of milliseconds, exploring new types of astrophysical phenomena that give insight into the Universe's extremes. These discoveries will have a significant impact on science, establishing Australia as a key player in the international FRB community.