Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio Bursts
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) were discovered only in 2007. However, the number of known events and sources of repeating bursts grows very rapidly. In the near future, the number of events will be ≳10<sup>4</sup> and the number of repeaters ≳100. Presently, there is a consensus that most of t...
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| description | Fast radio bursts (FRBs) were discovered only in 2007. However, the number of known events and sources of repeating bursts grows very rapidly. In the near future, the number of events will be ≳10<sup>4</sup> and the number of repeaters ≳100. Presently, there is a consensus that most of the sources of FRBs might be neutron stars (NSs) with large magnetic fields. These objects might have different origin as suggested by studies of their host galaxies which represent a very diverse sample: from regions of very active star formation to old globular clusters. Thus, in the following decade we expect to have a very large sample of events directly related to extragalactic magnetars of different origin. This might open new possibilities to probe various aspects of NS physics. In the review we briefly discuss the main directions of such future studies and summarize our present knowledge about FRBs and their sources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-278acefe98394ac3bd1ca4f82a6ec44c2023-11-17T13:08:49ZengMDPI AGParticles2571-712X2023-03-016145146910.3390/particles6010025Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio BurstsSergei B. Popov0Maxim S. Pshirkov1ICTP—International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Strada Costiera 11, I-34151 Trieste, ItalySternberg Astronomical Institute, Universitetsky pr. 13, Moscow 119234, RussiaFast radio bursts (FRBs) were discovered only in 2007. However, the number of known events and sources of repeating bursts grows very rapidly. In the near future, the number of events will be ≳10<sup>4</sup> and the number of repeaters ≳100. Presently, there is a consensus that most of the sources of FRBs might be neutron stars (NSs) with large magnetic fields. These objects might have different origin as suggested by studies of their host galaxies which represent a very diverse sample: from regions of very active star formation to old globular clusters. Thus, in the following decade we expect to have a very large sample of events directly related to extragalactic magnetars of different origin. This might open new possibilities to probe various aspects of NS physics. In the review we briefly discuss the main directions of such future studies and summarize our present knowledge about FRBs and their sources.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/6/1/25neutron starsfast radio burstsmagnetic fieldradio astronomy |
| spellingShingle | Sergei B. Popov Maxim S. Pshirkov Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio Bursts Particles neutron stars fast radio bursts magnetic field radio astronomy |
| title | Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio Bursts |
| title_full | Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio Bursts |
| title_fullStr | Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio Bursts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio Bursts |
| title_short | Future of Neutron Star Studies with Fast Radio Bursts |
| title_sort | future of neutron star studies with fast radio bursts |
| topic | neutron stars fast radio bursts magnetic field radio astronomy |
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