Canadian-Chilean Array for Radio Transient Studies (CHARTS): Analog System Developments
The Canadian-Chilean array for radio transient studies (CHARTS) is a 256-element interferometer to be located in Chile and set to study the universe's transient phenomena that has revolutionized the field since 2007. CHARTS will study energetic transients called fast radio bursts, super giant pulses from pulsars, and Galactic magnetar flares with a low frequency array of 300–500 MHz. Sensitivity of radio telescope is characterized by its aperture size and observing bandwidth, the latter increased in recent years by the revolution of new wideband digitizers. CHARTS will focus on the nearby and local universe FRB detection and further characterize them. Here we describe the CHARTS project and progress made in its antenna and radio frequency front end.
Authors
- Albert Wai Kit Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-3298)
- Tomás Cassanelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2047-5276)
- Diego E. Gallardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9392-9764)
- Sean V. Hum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-0039)
- Ricardo Finger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1064-596X)
- Juan Mena-Parra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0772-9326)
- Liam Connor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7587-6352)
- K. Vanderlinde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-9378)
- Sebastián Manosalva
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian (US)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap63536.2025.10999353
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- University of Toronto
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo