Project area/S
- Pulsars and Fast Transients
Project Details
Diverse polarization properties of Fast Radio Bursts detected in the CRAFT survey.
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are short intense radio transients of unknown origin. Although the progenitors of FRBs are not yet clearly understood, from radio interferometric observations they are found to reside in galaxies at distances of billions of light years. During propagation through ionised interstellar and intergalactic media, radio signals get modified.
This project will focus on investigating the effects of propagation through ionised media on the polarization properties of FRBs. The student will start with trying to understand these effects on simulated pulses, and then use these results to disentangle the propagation effects from the intrinsic properties of FRBs detected in the CRAFT survey.
Student Attributes
Academic Background
None
Computing Skills
Basic programming in Python/C/C++
Training Requirement
None
Project Timeline
| Week 1 | Inductions and project introduction |
| Week 2 | Initial presentation |
| Week 3 | Understanding various propagation effects |
| Week 4 | Simulating “realistic” FRBs |
| Week 5 | Investigating propagation effects in FRB polarization |
| Week 6 | Separating propagation effects from intrinsic properties |
| Week 7 | Applying the same methods on real CRAFT FRBs |
| Week 8 | Interpretation of results |
| Week 9 | Final presentation |
| Week 10 | Final report |
