Astronomy on Tap Santa Cruz: Fast Radio Bursts - Livestream

In 2007, astronomers discovered a peculiar class of objects now called fast radio bursts (FRBs). These events emit light at radio wavelengths for less than a few milliseconds, yet can release as much energy as our Sun does in a day. Sunil Simha (UCSC) and Jay Chittidi (CU Boulder) will talk about the discovery of FRBs, our current understanding of these mysterious events, and a new method that uses FRBs to measure the distribution of matter in the Universe.

Speakers: Sunil Simha and Jay Chittidi, UC Santa Cruz

Link to YouTube Live for presentation.