Published October 1, 2020
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Journal article
FRB 121102 Bursts at a Constant Rate per Log Time
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Stanford University, 452 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 (United States)
- 2. Department of Astronomy, Harvard University, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
Description
Despite many searches for periodicity in the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102, the underlying pattern of bursts does not appear to be a periodic one. We report a logarithmic repetition pattern in FRB 121102 in the sense that the rate falls off inversely with time for each set of bursts. This result implies that repeating fast radio burst sources are not necessarily associated with a pulsar, but rather could be caused by a different type of phenomenon that involves an equal amount of energy output per log time.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abba79Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Journal Volume
- 902
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [4 p.]
- ISSN
- 2041-8205
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 52056455
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- PERIODICITY; PULSARS; RADIO TELESCOPES; SIMULATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTENNAS; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; RADIO EQUIPMENT; TELESCOPES; VARIATIONS