PIRSA:15010078

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https://pirsa.org/15010078

Crab Nanoshots, Fast Radio Bursts and Cosmology

Stebbins, A. (2015). Crab Nanoshots, Fast Radio Bursts and Cosmology. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/15010078

Stebbins, Albert. Crab Nanoshots, Fast Radio Bursts and Cosmology. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Jan. 13, 2015, https://pirsa.org/15010078 

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:15010078,
            doi = {10.48660/15010078},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/15010078},
            author = {Stebbins, Albert},
            keywords = {Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {Crab Nanoshots, Fast Radio Bursts and Cosmology},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2015},
            month = {jan},
            note = {PIRSA:15010078 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/index.php/pirsa/15010078}}
          }

Albert Stebbins Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Talk numberPIRSA:15010078
DOI10.48660/15010078
Source RepositoryPIRSA
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

We explore the brightness frontier in time domain radio astronomy and its possible usefulness for cosmology.  It is argued that the brightest known source of emission, Crab nanoshots, are caused by Schwinger pair production.  The same mechanism may be the source of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) if this emission is form coalescing neutron stars.  It is then shown how using FRBs as triggers can extend the reach of gravitational radiation and neutrino telescopes.  Finally we discuss how combining FRB monitoring, large neutrino telescopes, combined with preexisting galaxy catalogs could provide an accurate cosmological distance estimator.