A Nearby Repeating Fast Radio Burst in the Direction of M81

We report on the discovery of FRB 20200120E, a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) with low dispersion measure (DM), detected by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME)/FRB project. The source DM of 87.82 pc cm$^{-3}$ is the lowest recorded from an FRB to date, yet is significantl...

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Main Authors: Bhardwaj, M, Gaensler, BM, Kaspi, VM, Landecker, TL, Mckinven, R, Michilli, D, Pleunis, Z, Tendulkar, SP, Andersen, BC, Boyle, PJ, Cassanelli, T, Chawla, P, Cook, A, Dobbs, M, Fonseca, E, Kaczmarek, J, Leung, C, Masui, K, Mnchmeyer, M, Ng, C, Rafiei-Ravandi, M, Scholz, P, Shin, K, Smith, KM, Stairs, IH, Zwaniga, AV
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142146