Preface: Planning the scientific applications of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) is by far the largest telescope of any kind ever built. FAST produced its first light in September 2016 and it is now under commissioning, with normal operation to commence in late 2019. During testing and early science operation, FAST...

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Published inResearch in astronomy and astrophysics Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 16 - 17
Main Authors Li, Di, Dickey, John M, Liu, Shu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beijing National Astronomical Observatories, CAS and IOP Publishing Ltd 01.02.2019
IOP Publishing
Subjects
Apertures
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Gamma rays
Millisecond pulsars
Pulsars
Radio telescopes
radio telescopes: FAST
Telescopes
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Summary:The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) is by far the largest telescope of any kind ever built. FAST produced its first light in September 2016 and it is now under commissioning, with normal operation to commence in late 2019. During testing and early science operation, FAST has started making astronomical discoveries, particularly pulsars of various kinds, including millisecond pulsars, binaries, gamma-ray pulsars, etc. The papers in this mini-volume propose ambitious observational projects to advance our knowledge of astronomy, astrophysics and fundamental physics in many ways. Although it may take FAST many years to achieve all the goals explained in these papers, taken together they define a powerful strategic vision for the next decade.
ISSN:1674-4527
2397-6209
DOI:10.1088/1674-4527/19/2/16