ICTS:32945

BURSTT in Operation: Detecting and Localizing Nearby Fast Radio Bursts

(2025). BURSTT in Operation: Detecting and Localizing Nearby Fast Radio Bursts. SciVideos. https://scivideos.org/index.php/icts-tifr/32945

BURSTT in Operation: Detecting and Localizing Nearby Fast Radio Bursts. SciVideos, Oct. 13, 2025, https://scivideos.org/index.php/icts-tifr/32945 

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            language = {en},
            title = {BURSTT in Operation: Detecting and Localizing Nearby Fast Radio Bursts},
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            year = {2025},
            month = {oct},
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Sujin Eie
Talk numberICTS:32945
Source RepositoryICTS-TIFR

Abstract

The Bustling Universe Radio Survey Telescope in Taiwan (BURSTT) is a pioneering array designed to detect and precisely localize bright, nearby fast radio bursts (FRBs) in the 300–800 MHz band. Its key features include wide-area coverage of ~10,000 square degrees using multiple beams, along with continuous 24/7 operation. These capabilities significantly enhance the likelihood of detecting nearby FRBs and provide important clues for investigating the repetition rates and potential counterparts of FRBs. The first phase, BURSTT-256 (comprising 256 antennas) is currently fully operational, with a real-time FRB search running around the clock. Daily detections of giant pulses from the Crab pulsar demonstrate the system’s performance, and localization tests with multiple outrigger stations are currently underway. In this presentation, we will report the current status of BURSTT, along with results from our monitoring and localization efforts.