From the editors:
The discovery of periodic activity phases from a repeating FRB source by the CHIME collaboration (see below) has led to an explosion (a burst?) of theoretical modeling efforts - we have a veritable bonanza this month!
Papers of interest
Observational Results
- Periodic Activity from a Fast Radio Burst Source, CHIME/FRB Collaboration, Li et al., arXiv:2001.10275
- A Bright, High Rotation-Measure FRB that Skewers the M33 Halo; Connor et al., arXiv:2002.01399
Algorithms and Instrumentation
- Optimization of Radio Array Telescopes to Search for Fast Radio Bursts; Peterson, Bandura & Sanghavi, arXiv:2001.06526
Theory and Modeling
- A Dispersion Excess from Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Supernova Remnants: Implications for Pulsars and FRBs; Straal, Connor & van Leeuwen, arXiv:2001.06019
- Nonlinear Optics in Strongly Magnetized Pair Plasma, with Applications to FRBs; Lyutikov, arXiv:2001.09210
- Fast Radio Bursts as Strong Waves Interacting with Ambient Medium; Yuan-Pei Yang & Bing Zhang, arXiv:2001.10758
- Possible Relation Between Persistent Emission and Rotation Measure of Fast Radio Bursts; Yuan-Pei Yang, Qiao-Chu Li & Bing Zhang, arXiv:2001.10761
- Stimulated Emission-based Model for Fast Radio Bursts; Dogan & Eksi, arXiv:2001.10454
- Updated Constraints on Superconducting Cosmic Strings from the Astronomy of Fast Radio Bursts; Batool Imtiaz, Rui Shi, & Yi-Fu Cai, arXiv:2001.11149
- Detecting Helium Reionization with Fast Radio Bursts; Linder, arXiv:2001.11517
- Fast Radio Bursts from Interacting Binary Neutron Star Systems; Bing Zhang, arXiv:2002.00335
- FRB-periodicity: Weak Pulsar in Tight Early B-star Binary; Lyutikov, Barko & Giannios, arXiv:2002.01920
- Orbital-induced Spin Precession as an Origin of Periodicity in Periodically-repeating Fast Radio Bursts; Huan Yang, Yuan-Chuan Zou, arXiv:2002.02553
- Wave Effects in the Microlensing of Pulsars and FRBs by Point Masses; Low et al., arXiv:2002.01570
- Searching for Galactic Micro-FRB with Lunar Scattering; J. I. Katz, arXiv:2002.03506
- Fast Radio Bursts from Activities of Neutron Stars Newborn in BNS Mergers: Offset, Birth Rate and Observational Properties; F. Y. Wang, et al., arXiv:2002.03507
- The Remnant of Neutron Star-White Dwarf Merger and the Repeating Fast Radio Bursts; Xiang Liu, arXiv:2002.03693
- Precessing Flaring Magnetar as a Source of Repeating FRB 180916.J0158+65; Levin, Beloborodov & Bransgrove, arXiv:2002.04595
- Periodic Fast Radio Bursts with Neutron Star Free/Radiative Precession, Zanazzi & Lai, arXiv:2002.05752
From the Astronomer's Telegram
Several follow-up observations of the repeating FRB 180916.J0158+65 have resulted in non-detections and upper limits at multiple wavelengths:
- Swift X-ray observations of FRB 180916.J0158+65 — X-ray and UVOT upper limits during predicted active phase (ATel 13446).
- INTEGRAL gamma-ray upper limits on the periodic FRB 180916 — Gamma ray (28-80 keV) and X-ray (3-10 keV) upper limits during a predicted active phase (ATel 13466).
- Observations of FRB 180916.J0158+65 with SRT and the MNC — Radio observations during a predicted active phase, no new bursts (ATel 13492).
- Upper limit on the optical fluence of FRB 180916.J0158+65 — Wideband optical upper limits (ATel 13493).
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