Are fast radio bursts made by neutron stars?

ABSTRACT Popular models of repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs; and perhaps of all FRBs) involve neutron stars because of their high rotational or magnetostatic energy densities. These models take one of two forms: giant but rare pulsar-like pulses like those of rotating radio transients, and outburst...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters 2020-05, Vol.494 (1), p.L64-L68
Main Author: Katz, J I
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:ABSTRACT Popular models of repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs; and perhaps of all FRBs) involve neutron stars because of their high rotational or magnetostatic energy densities. These models take one of two forms: giant but rare pulsar-like pulses like those of rotating radio transients, and outbursts like those of soft gamma repeaters. Here I collate the evidence, recently strengthened, against these models, including the absence of Galactic micro-FRBs, and attribute the 16 d periodicity of FRB 180916.J0158+65 to the precession of a jet produced by a massive black hole’s accretion disc.
ISSN:1745-3925
1745-3933
DOI:10.1093/mnrasl/slaa038