Parkes observations for project P1338 semester 2025APRS_47

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-duration radio bursts of extragalactic origin. Since the discovery of the first FRB in the archival Parkes/Murriyang multibeam data, a broad dichotomy in population has emerged. Some FRBs have been seen to be repeating, while others are not, despite a significant amount of follow-up using different radio telescopes. The repeating FRB 20240114A was recently discovered by CHIME/FRB, which has been seen to have an exceptionally high burst activity. Such extreme burst activity has not been seen in any other source. The repeating FRBs, such as FRB 20240114A, provide an unparalleled window into their circumburst environment due to their repeating nature, which can be used to constrain possible progenitor models and test underlying emission mechanisms. The previous Parkes/Murriyang source follow-up has also revealed intriguing spectro-polarimetric properties, such as frequency-dependent evolution of burst central frequency or chromaticity, a possible activity window, significantly large circular polarisation (CP), and frequency-dependent CP. These properties hold the key towards understanding the circumburst environment of the FRBs, and test possible progenitor models. A large bandwidth instrument with reliable polarimetry has been critical in uncovering these properties. The ultra-wideband low (UWL) receiver on Parkes/Murriyang is ideally suited to explore the source's wideband spectro-temporal and polarimetric behaviour. We propose a campaign to regularly follow up FRB 20240114A to ascertain its long-term evolution of spectro-temporal properties.

快速射电暴（FRBs）是起源于河外星系的毫秒级持续射电暴。自首例快速射电暴在存档的帕克斯（Parkes）/穆里扬（Murriyang）多波束数据中被发现以来，该类源的种群呈现出显著的二分性：尽管已利用多台不同射电望远镜开展了大量后续观测，部分快速射电暴被观测到会重复爆发，而另一部分则无重复爆发现象。重复暴FRB 20240114A近期由CHIME/FRB项目组发现，该暴展现出极高的爆发活跃度，这类极端爆发活跃度在其他任何快速射电暴源中均未被观测到。

像FRB 20240114A这类重复暴，凭借其重复爆发的特性，为研究暴周环境提供了无可比拟的窗口，可用于限定可能的前身天体模型并检验其核心辐射机制。此前针对帕克斯/穆里扬望远镜观测源的后续研究还揭示了诸多引人关注的光谱偏振特性，例如爆发中心频率的频率依赖性演化、色度特性、潜在的活跃窗口、显著的高圆偏振（CP）以及圆偏振的频率依赖性。这些特性是解析快速射电暴暴周环境、验证各类潜在前身天体模型的关键。

具备可靠偏振测量能力的大带宽观测设备，是揭示这类特性的核心条件。帕克斯/穆里扬望远镜搭载的超宽带低频（UWL）接收机，非常适合用于探究该暴源的宽带光谱时域与偏振行为。我们提议开展一项针对FRB 20240114A的常态化后续观测计划，以明确其光谱时域特性的长期演化规律。