Commensal Searches of Radio Transient in the field of V603 Aql

Project Description:

Transient surveys are vital in exploring the dynamic universe, with radio transients acting as beacons for explosive and highly energetic astrophysical phenomena. Thus, searching for transient radio emission will allow us not only to constrain the population of known source types but also discover new types (e.g. Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs); see Lorimer et al. 2007) and investigate the associated sources for these events and study the resulting kinetic feedback in the local environment (e.g., Fender et al., 2016). The studies of radio transients allow us to gain insight into the nature of these events and better understand the processes giving rise to them.

Research Area:

Astronomy

Project Level:

Honours

This Project Is Offered At The Following Node(s):

(UCT)