The physics of fast radio bursts

by Prof. Bing Zhang (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Wednesday 29 May 2024, 15:15 → 16:15 Asia/Shanghai

TDLI Meeting Room N600 (East Wing of Floor 6, North Building)

Abstract

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are mysterious radio bursts from deep space. I’ll discuss observational progress and how the current data constrain the physical origin(s) of FRBs. The specific questions to be addressed include: what sources make FRBs; what is the emission site of FRBs; and what are the radiation mechanisms of FRBs. The rich data collected from the FAST telescope will be highlighted, which carries the key to addressing these questions.

Biography

BING ZHANG, Distinguished Professor

Founding Director, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Nevada Center for Astrophysics, College of Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Fellow, American Physical Society

Ph.D., Peking University, P. R. China

 

I am a theoretical astrophysicist. I apply physical laws to understand astronomical phenomena. My primary research interest is high-energy astrophysics, which studies, among other things, black holes of various scales, neutron stars of various species, and the intense "jets" they launch. For many years, I have been studying the physical mechanisms of Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most luminous explosions in the universe. Recently, I am spending most of my research time studying multi-messenger (gravitational waves and electromagnetic counterparts, high energy neutrinos) astrophysics and a type of mysterious bursts known as fast radio bursts (FRBs).

Chair

Dong Lai

Division

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Other information

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