SPEAKER: Dr. Qin Wu (Nanjing University)
TITLE: Research on Fast Radio Bursts with FAST
ABSTRACT: Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are brief, highly energetic radio transients of extragalactic origin. Their origin and radiation mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this talk, I will present research on FRBs conducted using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). I will discuss the detection and monitoring of FRBs, as well as notable results from the FAST FRB key science project—including insights from large-sample studies of repeating FRBs and their implications for understanding FRB origins and emission mechanisms. Furthermore, FRBs have great potential as novel cosmological probes, capable of measuring the distribution of "missing" baryons and determining the Hubble constant. I will also introduce the potential applications of FRBs in cosmological research.
