To understand the radiative processes of pulsars and fast radio bursts with the FAST

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent observational breakthroughs from FAST that are crucial for understanding the radiative mechanisms of pulsars and FRBs, highlighting the telescope's role in advancing this field.

Contribution

It provides a novel perspective on pulsars and FRBs by emphasizing the importance of FAST's observational data in deciphering their emission physics.

Findings

FAST observations offer pivotal insights into pulsar and FRB emission mechanisms.

The study highlights the significance of advanced facilities in solving longstanding radio emission mysteries.

Further investigations with FAST are encouraged to deepen understanding of pulsar and FRB physics.

Abstract

The radiative mechanism of coherent radio emission has remained an enigma since the discovery of pulsars, even the emergence of fast radio bursts (FRBs), which exhibit similarities to the single-pulse behavior of pulsars and have opened a new view for deciphering the long-standing mystery. Besides tremendous efforts in modelling, advanced facilities matter for solving the problem. The authors review the observational breakthroughs from the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), which are providing pivotal insights to unravel the underlying physics of pulsars and FRBs. This study offers a novel perspective in the era when pulsars meet FRBs, and further investigations are encouraged to utilize the highly sensitive telescope, the FAST.