Fast Radio Burst

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FRB
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:FRBCAT
gptkb:ASKAP_FRB_Catalog
gptkb:CHIME/FRB_Catalog
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Parkes_Observatory
gptkb:ASKAP
gptkb:CHIME
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Duncan_Lorimer
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2007
gptkbp:distance billions of light-years
gptkbp:duration milliseconds
gptkbp:emits gptkb:radio_waves
gptkbp:energyReleased ~10^38 joules
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Parkes_Observatory
gptkbp:hasDispersionMeasure high
gptkbp:hasEventRate thousands per day (estimated)
gptkbp:hasHostGalaxy gptkb:galaxy
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
gptkbp:hasLocalization arcsecond precision (for some FRBs)
gptkbp:hasNoConfirmedProgenitor true
gptkbp:hasNoGammaRayCounterpart true
gptkbp:hasNonRepeatingType non-repeating FRB
gptkbp:hasNoOpticalCounterpart true
gptkbp:hasNoXrayCounterpart true
gptkbp:hasRepeatingType repeating FRB
gptkbp:hasScientificDebate origin
progenitor
repetition mechanism
gptkbp:hasUnknownOrigin true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fast Radio Burst
gptkbp:origin extragalactic
gptkbp:polarization circular
linear
gptkbp:possibleSource gptkb:magnetar
white dwarf
supernova
black hole
gptkbp:redshift up to 0.66
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:FRB_121102
gptkb:FRB_180916.J0158+65
gptkb:Lorimer_Burst
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:cosmology
plasma physics
magnetic fields
high-energy astrophysics
intergalactic medium
gptkbp:studiedBy astronomer
gptkbp:studiedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 400 MHz to 8 GHz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FRB
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6