FRB Newsletter Volume 02, Issue 12 — December 2021

Total FRB count: 612 (0 new)
Repeaters: 24 (0 new)
Host galaxies: 20 (0 new)

From the Editors

The world continues its involuntary introduction to the Greek alphabet as we wind up 2021 and with it, Volume 2 of the FRB Community Newsletter. We hope this newsletter continues to be a useful resource and a sliver of normalcy during this weird time, and we wish all our readers a happy holiday season and a fruitful new year ahead.

Papers of Interest

Observational Results
  • Search for Low-Energy Signals from Fast Radio Bursts with the Borexino Detector; Borexino Collaboration, arXiv: 2111.14500
Theory and Modeling
  • On the Plasma Suppression Effect of Bunched Coherent Radio Emission in Fast Radio Bursts; Yuanhong Qu & Bing Zhang, arXiv: 2111.12269
  • Probing the Anisotropic Distribution of Baryon Matter in the Universe Using Fast Radio Bursts; Hai-Nan Lin & Yu Sang, arXiv: 2111.12934
  • FRB 190520B Embedded in a Magnetar Wind Nebula and Supernova Remnant: Luminous Persistent Radio Source, Decreasing Dispersion Measure and Large Rotation Measure; Zhen-Yin Zhao & F. Y. Wang, arXiv: 2112.00935
  • Detecting Fast Radio Bursts in the Milky Way; Gohar & Flynn, arXiv: 2112.02233
  • Constraining Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter with CHIME Fast Radio Bursts; Krochek & Kovetz, arXiv: 2112.03721
  • Repeating Fast Radio Burst: Coherent Circular Polarization By Bunches; Wei-Yang Wang et al., arXiv: 2112.06719
  • Filamentation of Fast Radio Bursts in Magnetar Winds; Sobacchi et al., arXiv: 2112.07017
  • The Periodic Origin of Fast Radio Bursts; Y. J. Wei & Z. Y. Zhao, F. Y. Wang, arXiv: 2112.09292
  • The Effects of Selection Biases on the Analysis of Localised Fast Radio Bursts; Seebeck et al., arXiv: 2112.07639
  • Sudden Discharge of Young Charged Magnetars as a New Model for FRBs; de Avellar et al., arXiv: 2112.09782
Algorithms and Instrumentation
  • The In-Flight Realtime Trigger and Localization Software of GECAM; Xiao-Yun Zhao et al., arXiv: 2112.05101
Magnetars and other relevant results
  • The Fast Radio Burst-Emitting Magnetar SGR 1935+2154 -- Proper Motion and Variability from Long-Term Hubble Space Telescope Monitoring; Lyman et al., arXiv: 2112.07023
  • A Matched Survey for the Enigmatic Low Radio Frequency Transient ILT J225347+862146; Huang et al., arXiv: 2112.03301
  • Evidence for a Compact Object in the Aftermath of the Extra-Galactic Transient AT2018cow; Pasham et al., arXiv: 2112.04531
From the Astronomer's Telegram
  • The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory used its autonomous repointing mode to observe FRB 20211211A just 21 minutes after the detection was broadcast through the real-time CHIME/FRB VOEvent Service. Upper limits were reported on coincident X-ray and optical emission (ATel 15114).
Upcoming Meetings and Conferences

IAU General Assembly 2022: 2-11 August, 2022 in Busan, South Korea with special Symposium 369 focused on FRBs. Early-bird registration opens 1 January 2022 at the conference website. More details related to the FRB Symposium can be found at the symposium website.

URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting: 30 May - 4 June, 2022 in Gran Canaria with a hybrid option. A special session on FRBs will be held at the meeting. Abstract and paper submission closes 15 January, 2022. More details at the conference website.

Relevant Job Listings

-- Postdoctoral position in Pulsar Searching with CHIME, University of British Columbia, Canada. Applications due 20 January, 2022. AAS Job Register.
-- Low-frequency transient postdoc position at ASU, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA. AAS link has expired, but candidates are still encouraged to apply at the Interfolio Link.

Do you have an item for future newsletters? Please send these via email to the editors (Emily and Shami) to be included in an upcoming issue.


FRB Newsletter: 2019—2021, produced by Emily Petroff and Shami Chatterjee
We acknowledge support from the Cornell library, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and McGill University.

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