The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) Project
Di Li, Zhichen Pan
TL;DR
The FAST project is a large Chinese radio telescope designed to surpass existing telescopes in sensitivity, with detailed plans for construction, operation, and scientific goals, aiming to advance radio astronomy research.
Contribution
This paper details the design, construction status, and scientific objectives of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, FAST.
Findings
Construction progress and current status of FAST
Expected sensitivity improvements over existing telescopes
Initial science plans and early science strategies
Abstract
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) is a Chinese mega-science project funded by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the People's Republic of China. The National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) is in charge of its construction and subsequent operation. Upon its expected completion in September 2016, FAST will surpass the 300-meter Arecibo Telescope and the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope in terms of absolute sensitivity in the 70 MHz to 3 GHz bands. In this paper, we report on the project, its current status, the key science goals, and plans for early science.
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