Video URL
https://pirsa.org/15010078Crab Nanoshots, Fast Radio Bursts and Cosmology
APA
Stebbins, A. (2015). Crab Nanoshots, Fast Radio Bursts and Cosmology. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/15010078
MLA
Stebbins, Albert. Crab Nanoshots, Fast Radio Bursts and Cosmology. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Jan. 13, 2015, https://pirsa.org/15010078
BibTex
@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/pirsa/15010078}} }
Albert Stebbins Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
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.