Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT150100415]Researchers: ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) , Adam Deller (Future Fellowship)
Brief description Pinpointing the hosts of Fast Radio Bursts with UTMOST-2D. This project proposes to localise a sample of detected ‘fast radio bursts’ to their host galaxies (or local progenitors) for the first time. ‘Fast radio bursts’ are impulsive bursts of radio energy, with characteristics consistent with an origin billions of light-years from Earth. If the source of the bursts can be pinpointed, they would offer a unique tool to study the tenuous, otherwise nearly invisible plasma that permeates the intergalactic medium. They could also be used as cosmic rulers to measure the expansion history of the Universe. To date, no burst has been associated with a host galaxy at a known distance, and some researchers maintain that fast radio bursts originate from more nearby sources, potentially even within our own Galaxy. The project plans to explore this hypothesis.
Funding Amount $682,352
Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT150100415
- ARC : FT150100415