articleThe Astronomy and Astrophysics ReviewMay 24, 2019HYBRID OA

Fast radio bursts

EPE. PetroffJWJ. W. T. HesselsDRD. R. Lorimer

University of Amsterdam · Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Abstract The discovery of radio pulsars over a half century ago was a seminal moment in astronomy. It demonstrated the existence of neutron stars, gave a powerful observational tool to study them, and has allowed us to probe strong gravity, dense matter, and the interstellar medium. More recently, pulsar surveys have led to the serendipitous discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs). While FRBs appear similar to the individual pulses from pulsars, their large dispersive delays suggest that they originate from far outside the Milky Way and hence are many orders-of-magnitude more luminous. While most FRBs appear to be one-off, perhaps cataclysmic events, two sources are now known to repeat and thus clearly have a…

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    E. PetroffCorresponding

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy

  • JW
    J. W. T. Hessels

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy

  • DR
    D. R. Lorimer

    West Virginia University

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  • Pulsar
  • Neutron star
  • Fast radio burst
  • Milky Way
  • Event (particle physics)
  • Radio telescope
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