Are fast radio bursts made by neutron stars?
J. I. Katz
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsAstrophysicsNeutron starPulsarPrecessionAccretion (finance)Black hole (networking)Jet (fluid)StarsAstronomyRotational energyLink-state routing protocolThermodynamicsRouting (electronic design automation)Computer scienceQuantum mechanicsComputer networkRouting protocolPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations