Five new fast radio bursts from the HTRU high-latitude survey at Parkes: First evidence for two-component bursts
D. J. Champion,E. Petroff,E. Petroff,Michael Kramer,Michael Kramer,Michael Keith,Matthew Bailes,E. D. Barr,Samuel Bates,Samuel Bates,N. D. R. Bhat,N. D. R. Bhat,M. Burgay,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,Chris Flynn,Andrew Jameson,Simon Johnston,Cherry Ng,Lina Levin,A. Possenti,Ben Stappers,W. van Straten,David J. Thornton,David J. Thornton,Caterina Tiburzi,Caterina Tiburzi,Andrew Lyne +26 more
TLDR
The detection of five new fast radio bursts (FRBs) found in the 1.4 GHz High Time Resolution Universe high-latitude survey at Parkes, is presented in this article.Abstract:
The detection of five new fast radio bursts (FRBs) found in the 1.4-GHz High Time Resolution Universe high-latitude survey at Parkes, is presented. The rate implied is 7(-3)(+5) x 10(3) (95 per cent) FRBs sky(-1) d(-1) above a fluence of 0.13 Jy ms for an FRB of 0.128 ms duration to 1.5 Jy ms for 16 ms duration. One of these FRBs has a two-component profile, in which each component is similar to the known population of single component FRBs and the two components are separated by 2.4 +/- 0.4 ms. All the FRB components appear to be unresolved following deconvolution with a scattering tail and accounting for intrachannel smearing. The two-component burst, FRB 121002, also has the highest dispersion measure (1629 pc cm(-3)) of any FRB to-date. Many of the proposed models to explain FRBs use a single high-energy event involving compact objects (such as neutron-star mergers) and therefore cannot easily explain a two-component FRB. Models that are based on extreme versions of flaring, pulsing, or orbital events, however, could produce multiple component profiles. The compatibility of these models and the FRB rate implied by these detections is discussed.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
A repeating fast radio burst
Laura Spitler,Paul Scholz,Jason W. T. Hessels,Jason W. T. Hessels,Slavko Bogdanov,Adam Brazier,Fernando Camilo,Shami Chatterjee,J. M. Cordes,Fronefield Crawford,Julia Deneva,Robert D. Ferdman,Paulo C. C. Freire,Victoria M. Kaspi,P. Lazarus,R. S. Lynch,R. S. Lynch,E. Madsen,Maura McLaughlin,C. Patel,Scott M. Ransom,Andrew Seymour,Ingrid H. Stairs,Ingrid H. Stairs,Ben Stappers,J. van Leeuwen,J. van Leeuwen,Weiwei Zhu +27 more
TL;DR: These repeat bursts with high dispersion measure and variable spectra specifically seen from the direction of FRB 121102 support an origin in a young, highly magnetized, extragalactic neutron star.
Journal ArticleDOI
A New Electron-density Model for Estimation of Pulsar and FRB Distances
TL;DR: In this article, a new model for the distribution of free electrons in the Galaxy, the Magellanic Clouds, and the intergalactic medium (IGM) that can be used to estimate distances to real or simulated pulsars and fast radio bursts (FRBs) based on their dispersion measure (DM) was presented.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Host Galaxy and Redshift of the Repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102
Shriharsh P. Tendulkar,C. G. Bassa,James M. Cordes,Geoffrey C. Bower,Casey J. Law,Sourav Chatterjee,Elizabeth A. K. Adams,Slavko Bogdanov,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,Bryan J. Butler,Paul Demorest,Jason W. T. Hessels,Jason W. T. Hessels,V. M. Kaspi,T. J. W. Lazio,Natasha Maddox,Benito Marcote,Maura McLaughlin,Zsolt Paragi,Scott M. Ransom,P. Scholz,Andrew Seymour,Laura Spitler,H. J. van Langevelde,H. J. van Langevelde,Robert Wharton +26 more
TL;DR: In this article, the precise localization of the repeating fast radio burst (FRB 121102) has provided the first unambiguous association (chance coincidence probability p ≲ 3 × 10−4) of an optical and persistent radio counterpart.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Host Galaxy and Redshift of the Repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102
Shriharsh P. Tendulkar,Cees Bassa,James M. Cordes,Geoffery C. Bower,Casey J. Law,Shamibrata Chatterjee,Elizabeth A. K. Adams,Slavko Bogdanov,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,Bryan J. Butler,Paul Demorest,Jason W. T. Hessels,Victoria M. Kaspi,T. Joseph W. Lazio,Natasha Maddox,Benito Marcote,Maura McLaughlin,Zsolt Paragi,Scott M. Ransom,Paul Scholz,A. Seymour,Laura Spitler,Huib Jan van Langevelde,Robert Wharton +23 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the precise localization of the repeating fast radio burst (FRB 121102) has provided the first unambiguous association (chance coincidence probability $p\lesssim3\times10^{-4}$) of an optical and persistent radio counterpart.
Journal ArticleDOI
Millisecond Magnetar Birth Connects FRB 121102 to Superluminous Supernovae and Long Duration Gamma-ray Bursts
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the properties of the host galaxy are consistent with those of long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRB) and hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I).
References
More filters
Book
Model selection and multimodel inference
TL;DR: The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT, and the €(D) includes 7% for Germany, the€(A) includes 10% for Austria.
Journal ArticleDOI
Confidence limits for small numbers of events in astrophysical data
TL;DR: The calculation of limits for small numbers of astronomical counts is based on standard equations derived from Poisson and binomial statistics; although the equations are straightforward, their direct use is cumbersome and involves both table-interpolations and several mathematical operations as discussed by the authors.
Journal ArticleDOI
A Bright Millisecond Radio Burst of Extragalactic Origin
TL;DR: A 30-jansky dispersed burst, less than 5 milliseconds in duration, located 3° from the Small Magellanic Cloud is found, which implies that it was a singular event such as a supernova or coalescence of relativistic objects.
Journal ArticleDOI
A population of fast radio bursts at cosmological distances.
David J. Thornton,David J. Thornton,Ben Stappers,Matthew Bailes,Matthew Bailes,Benjamin R. Barsdell,Benjamin R. Barsdell,Samuel Bates,N. D. R. Bhat,N. D. R. Bhat,N. D. R. Bhat,M. Burgay,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,D. J. Champion,P. Coster,P. Coster,N. D'Amico,Andrew Jameson,Andrew Jameson,Simon Johnston,Michael Keith,Michael Kramer,Michael Kramer,Lina Levin,S. Milia,Cherry Ng,A. Possenti,W. van Straten,W. van Straten +28 more
TL;DR: The detection of four nonrepeating radio transient events with millisecond duration in data from the 64-meter Parkes radio telescope in Australia indicates that these radio bursts had their origin outside the authors' galaxy, but it is not possible to tell what caused them.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Parkes multi-beam pulsar survey - I. Observing and data analysis systems, discovery and timing of 100 pulsars
Richard N. Manchester,Andrew Lyne,Fernando Camilo,J. F. Bell,V. M. Kaspi,N. D'Amico,N. P. F. McKay,Fronefield Crawford,Ingrid H. Stairs,A. Possenti,Michael Kramer,D. C. Sheppard +11 more
TL;DR: The survey is proving to be extremely successful, with more than 600 pulsars discovered so far as discussed by the authors, and the number of newly discovered pulsars tend to be young, distant and of high radio luminosity, which is a valuable sample for studies of pulsar emission properties, the Galactic distribution and evolution of pulsars, and as probes of interstellar medium properties.
Related Papers (5)
A population of fast radio bursts at cosmological distances.
David J. Thornton,David J. Thornton,Ben Stappers,Matthew Bailes,Matthew Bailes,Benjamin R. Barsdell,Benjamin R. Barsdell,Samuel Bates,N. D. R. Bhat,N. D. R. Bhat,N. D. R. Bhat,M. Burgay,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,D. J. Champion,P. Coster,P. Coster,N. D'Amico,Andrew Jameson,Andrew Jameson,Simon Johnston,Michael Keith,Michael Kramer,Michael Kramer,Lina Levin,S. Milia,Cherry Ng,A. Possenti,W. van Straten,W. van Straten +28 more
A repeating fast radio burst
Laura Spitler,Paul Scholz,Jason W. T. Hessels,Jason W. T. Hessels,Slavko Bogdanov,Adam Brazier,Fernando Camilo,Shami Chatterjee,J. M. Cordes,Fronefield Crawford,Julia Deneva,Robert D. Ferdman,Paulo C. C. Freire,Victoria M. Kaspi,P. Lazarus,R. S. Lynch,R. S. Lynch,E. Madsen,Maura McLaughlin,C. Patel,Scott M. Ransom,Andrew Seymour,Ingrid H. Stairs,Ingrid H. Stairs,Ben Stappers,J. van Leeuwen,J. van Leeuwen,Weiwei Zhu +27 more
A direct localization of a fast radio burst and its host
Shami Chatterjee,Casey J. Law,Robert Wharton,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,Sarah Burke-Spolaor,Jason W. T. Hessels,Jason W. T. Hessels,Geoffrey C. Bower,James M. Cordes,Shriharsh P. Tendulkar,C. G. Bassa,Paul Demorest,Bryan J. Butler,Andrew Seymour,P. Scholz,Matthew W. Abruzzo,Slavko Bogdanov,V. M. Kaspi,A. Keimpema,T. J. W. Lazio,Benito Marcote,Maura McLaughlin,Zsolt Paragi,Scott M. Ransom,Michael P. Rupen,Laura Spitler,H. J. van Langevelde,H. J. van Langevelde +27 more
Dense magnetized plasma associated with a fast radio burst
Kiyoshi Masui,Kiyoshi Masui,Hsiu-Hsien Lin,Jonathan Sievers,C. J. Anderson,Tzu-Ching Chang,Xuelei Chen,Xuelei Chen,Apratim Ganguly,Miranda Jarvis,C. Y. Kuo,C. Y. Kuo,Yi-Chao Li,Yu-Wei Liao,Maura McLaughlin,Ue-Li Pen,Ue-Li Pen,Ue-Li Pen,Jeffrey B. Peterson,Alexander Roman,Peter T. Timbie,Tabitha Voytek,Tabitha Voytek,Jaswant K. Yadav +23 more