Speaker
Description
Over the past decade, pulsar and fast transient science with the MWA has critically relied on the voltage capture system (VCS) and associated software sub-systems and processing pipelines. Notwithstanding numerous data management/processing challenges and inevitable software development/support needed for science extraction, this unique capability has been exploited for a range of science in the areas of pulsars, FRBs, cosmic-ray detections and passive radar applications. It has also presented excellent opportunities for student/ECR training in software, sub-system development and HPC, and these efforts have culminated in undertaking large projects such as the SMART survey, the datasets from which are now utilised to conduct the most sensitive southern-sky pulsar survey at low frequencies. With the VCS no longer offered for routine science during the transition to Phase 3, the focus is shifting to science extraction from Petabytes of data collected for the SMART. I will present an overview of recent developments and science updates, and pitch a forward look when real-time processing and beamforming will be supported for MWAX VCS, which will offer a range of new science avenues with the MWA's potential to emerge as a major low-frequency monitoring facility for high-time resolution science in the southern hemisphere.
| Timeslot preferences | ~20-30 min would be great. |
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