Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) remain one of the most captivating mysteries in astrophysics. These millisecond bursts of radio waves from distant cosmic sources offer a unique glimpse into extreme astrophysical environments, yet their exact origins remain unknown. From neutron stars to exotic phenomena, FRBs hold the potential to reshape our understanding of high-energy processes and the universe itself.
This conference brings together experts in theory, observation, and instrumentation across multi-wavelength and multi-messenger astronomy (including gravitational waves and neutrinos). With new instruments providing precise localizations of FRBs, this meeting will focus on preparing to analyze this influx of data, integrating it with upcoming multi-wavelength and multi-messenger surveys, and fostering collaboration to unlock the mysteries of FRBs.
The conference is structured around five core themes:
1. Multi-Wavelength and Multi-Messenger Follow-Up: Unlocking FRB Counterparts
- Focuses on detecting FRB counterparts across wavelengths and messengers, optimizing follow-up observations to improve our understanding of FRB environments and mitigate selection biases.
2. Localized FRBs and Their Host Galaxies: Tracing the Origins
- Examines insights from localized FRBs and their host galaxies, emphasizing how multi-wavelength studies inform our understanding of FRB formation conditions.
3. Testing FRB Progenitor Models with Multi-Wavelength and Multi-Messenger Data
- Highlights findings from publicly available data and explores how forthcoming datasets will refine our understanding of FRB progenitor models.
4. The Role of Next-Generation Radio Telescopes and Synergies with Future Instruments
- Explores how new radio telescopes (e.g., CHIME/FRB Outriggers, CRACO, CHORD, BURSTT, SKA, DSA-2000, and others) and their synergies with electromagnetic and messenger instruments will transform our ability to solve the FRB origin problem.
5. The Future of FRB Science: Evolving Models and Anticipated Discoveries
- Focuses on how FRB research will evolve over the next five years, including the development of new progenitor models and anticipated breakthroughs.
Participants are encouraged to align their abstracts with these themes to ensure a focused, productive meeting.
