Plenty of Room
at the Bottom
Fast Radio Bursts in our Backyard
Cornell University, October 2022
Session 1
Are there multiple FRB populations?
Chairs: Zhang, Hessels - [Slides - set 1], [Slides - set 2]
- What makes FRBs shine? [> four decades in luminosity].
- The FRB connection to giant pulses and radio magnetars.
- Source formation and evolution.
Manisha Caleb
Connecting the Dots: From Ultra-long Period Neutron Stars to Fast Radio Bursts
[Abstract]
Emmanuel Fonseca
FRB Morphology as a (Possible) Indicator of Multiple Populations
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Jason Hessels
Charting New Phase Space for FRB-like Flashes
[Abstract]
Marten van Kerkwijk
Evidence for Highly Relativistic Motion for the Crab Giant Pulses
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Kenzie Nimmo
Bridging the Gap Between Galactic Neutron Stars and FRBs
[Abstract]
Ziggy Pleunis
New Repeating Sources of FRBs from CHIME/FRB
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Session 2
What do modelers want to see from observers? And what do observers want to see from modelers?
Chairs: Pleunis, Metzger - [Slides]
Kunihito Ioka
Fireball in Fast Radio Bursts
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Maxim Lyutikov
Whence to FRB
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Christopher Thompson
Direct Emission of Strong Radio Pulses During Magnetar Flares
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Bing Zhang
Physical Mechanisms of FRBs - Clues from Data and Progress in Theory
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Andrei Beloborodov
Damping of GHz waves in magnetar magnetospheres
[Abstract]
Session 3
The local environments of FRBs, up to parsecs or maybe kiloparsecs.
Chairs: Tendulkar, Thompson
Jim Cordes
Plasma Mirrors, Sad Trombones, and Aperiodic Fast Radio Bursts
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Casey Law
Finding FRB Sources without FRBs
[Abstract]
Dongzi Li
The Magneto-Environment of FRBs and Potential Evidence for Binary
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Brian Metzger
X-ray Binary Jets as FRB Engines
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Session 4
Connecting FRBs with the local cosmic web, from megaparsecs up to a gigaparsec.
Chairs: Phinney, Battaglia - [Slides]
Pawan Kumar
FRB scintillation, lensing, and as probes of cosmology
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Joeri van Leeuwen
The short high-DM FRB sky in sharp view
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Kiyoshi Masui
Solving Feedback with Electron Power Spectrum Measurements from FRBs
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Stella Ocker
Implications of the Scattering Budget for FRB Sources and Applications
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Session 5
Fast radio bursts in the Milky Way and local group, including science motivated by topics in Session 1.
Chairs: Lu, Connor - [Slides]
Mohit Bhardwaj
Deciphering the Origins of FRBs using Local Universe CHIME Bursts
[Abstract]
Liam Connor
Local Universe FRBs with All-Sky Monitors
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Amanda Cook
Measuring the Milky Way's Plasma with CHIME/FRB
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Shri Kulkarni
Probing Arcsecond Structure in the Galactic Warm Ionized Medium
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Session 6
Near-term plans, projects and newsflashes.
Chair: Chatterjee
Keith Bannister
Instruments for Large Area FRB Surveys
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Kiran Shila
A Software Strategy for Flexibility and Reliability
[Abstract]
Sasha Niedbalski
Measuring RFI at Potential GReX Cluster Sites
[Abstract]
Ue-Li Pen
Surveying the nearest FRBs
[Abstract]
Shriharsh Tendulkar
All-Sky Transient Radio Array (ASTRA)
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Shriharsh Tendulkar
Daksha - On Alert for High Energy Transients
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Dan Werthimer
The New Landscape of Data Acquisition and Signal Processing for FRB Research
[Abstract] and [Slides]
Bonus: Shri Kulkarni
The Discovery of the First Millisecond Pulsar (40th Anniversary)
Other Participants
- Dong Lai - Bio
- Wenbin Lu - Bio
- Sterl Phinney - Bio
- Ira Wasserman
Meeting Details and Logistics
- Dates and times: 2022 October 10 and 11, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
- Location: Physical Sciences Building, Room 401, Cornell University.
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Note that parking is very restricted on campus! - Detailed schedule: click here for excursions, dinners, and more.
- Full list of participants with bios / abstracts.
Other things to do in the area
In addition to the planned excursions, there is a tremendous variety of things to enjoy in the surrounding area. For example:- The amazing gorges and waterfalls of Robert Treman State Park are only 4 miles from downtown (or 8 miles to the upper gorge entrance, for a shorter hike that hits a few of the highlights).
- Or drive 9 miles to Taughannock Falls State Park to see the 215-foot tall waterfall (seasonal) in a spectacular glacier-cut gorge.
- The Cornell University campus includes the free Johnson Museum of Art, an I. M. Pei-designed building with beautiful views of Cayuga lake alongside an acclaimed collection of art. There are also waterfalls and gorges on campus, and miles of nature trails to hike and enjoy the fall foliage.
- A personal favorite: the Friends of the Tompkins County Library Book Sale is one of the largest used book sales in the world. The fall sale opens at 10 AM on October 8th, 9th, and 10th. Cheap and flat pricing.
- There is excellent food, drink, live music, and more in the town of Ithaca, NY.
- The Women’s Rights National Historical Park is in Seneca Falls, NY, about an hour away.
- The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, is about 2 hours away.
- Niagara Falls is about 3 hours away; New York city is about 4 hours in the opposite direction.
