The detection of an extremely bright fast radio burst in a phased array feed survey

We report the detection of an ultra-bright fast radio burst (FRB) from a modest, 3.4-day pilot survey with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. The survey was conducted in a wide-field fly's-eye configuration using the phased-array-feed technology deployed on the array to instantan...

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Main Authors: Bannister, KW, Shannon, RM, Macquart, J-P, Flynn, C, Edwards, PG, O’Neill, M, Osłowski, S, Bailes, M, Zackay, B, Clarke, N, D’Addario, LR, Dodson, R, Hall, PJ, Jameson, A, Jones, D, Navarro, R, Trinh, JT, Allison, J, Anderson, CS, Bell, M, Chippendale, AP, Collier, JD, Heald, G, Heywood, I, Hotan, AW, Lee-Waddell, K, Madrid, JP, Marvil, J, McConnell, D, Popping, A, Voronkov, MA, Whiting, MT, Allen, GR, Bock, DC-J, Brodrick, DP, Cooray, F, DeBoer, DR, Diamond, PJ, Ekers, R, Gough, RG, Hampson, GA, Harvey-Smith, L, Hay, SG, Hayman, DB, Jackson, CA, Johnston, S, Koribalski, BS, McClure-Griffiths, NM, Mirtschin, P, Ng, A, Norris, RP, Pearce, SE, Phillips, CJ, Roxby, DN, Troup, ER, Westmeier, T
Format: Journal article
Published: IOP Publishing 2017