scholarly journals GREENBURST: A commensal Fast Radio Burst search back-end for the Green Bank Telescope

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayuresh P. Surnis ◽  
D. Agarwal ◽  
D. R. Lorimer ◽  
X. Pei ◽  
G. Foster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Pixel Detector ◽  
Search System ◽  
Dispersion Measures ◽  
Fast Radio Burst ◽  
Radio Transients ◽  
Green Bank Telescope ◽  
Single Pixel ◽  
Rotating Radio Transients

Abstract We describe the design and deployment of GREENBURST, a commensal Fast Radio Burst (FRB) search system at the Green Bank Telescope. GREENBURST uses the dedicated L-band receiver tap to search over the 960–1 920 MHz frequency range for pulses with dispersion measures out to $10^4\ \rm{pc\,cm}^{-3}$ . Due to its unique design, GREENBURST is capable of conducting searches for FRBs when the L-band receiver is not being used for scheduled observing. This makes it a sensitive single pixel detector capable of reaching deeper in the radio sky. While single pulses from Galactic pulsars and rotating radio transients will be detectable in our observations, and will form part of the database we archive, the primary goal is to detect and study FRBs. Based on recent determinations of the all-sky rate, we predict that the system will detect approximately one FRB for every 2–3 months of continuous operation. The high sensitivity of GREENBURST means that it will also be able to probe the slope of the FRB fluence distribution, which is currently uncertain in this observing band.

scholarly journals PALFA Single-pulse Pipeline: New Pulsars, Rotating Radio Transients, and a Candidate Fast Radio Burst

2018 ◽  
Vol 869 (2) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Patel ◽  
D. Agarwal ◽  
M. Bhardwaj ◽  
M. M. Boyce ◽  
A. Brazier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
Single Pulse ◽  
Fast Radio Burst ◽  
Radio Transients ◽  
Rotating Radio Transients

scholarly journals First Discovery of New Pulsars and RRATs with CHIME/FRB

2021 ◽  
Vol 922 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
D. C. Good ◽  
B. C. Andersen ◽  
P. Chawla ◽  
K. Crowter ◽  
F. Q. Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
Single Pulse ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Pulse Emission ◽  
Intensity Mapping ◽  
Fast Radio Burst ◽  
Radio Transients ◽  
Galactic Sources ◽  
Rotating Radio Transients ◽  
Galactic Radio

Abstract We report the discovery of seven new Galactic pulsars with the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment’s Fast Radio Burst (CHIME/FRB) backend. These sources were first identified via single pulses in CHIME/FRB, then followed up with CHIME/Pulsar. Four sources appear to be rotating radio transients, pulsar-like sources with occasional single-pulse emission with an underlying periodicity. Of those four sources, three have detected periods ranging from 220 ms to 2.726 s. Three sources have more persistent but still intermittent emission and are likely intermittent or nulling pulsars. We have determined phase-coherent timing solutions for the latter two. These seven sources are the first discovery of previously unknown Galactic sources with CHIME/FRB and highlight the potential of fast radio burst detection instruments to search for intermittent Galactic radio sources.

scholarly journals The hunt for new pulsars with the Green Bank Telescope

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S291) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Ryan S. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Radio Pulsars ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Pulsar Timing ◽  
Drift Scan ◽  
Radio Transients ◽  
Pulsar Searches ◽  
Green Bank Telescope ◽  
Rotating Radio Transients

AbstractThe Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world and is one of our greatest tools for discovering and studying radio pulsars. Over the last decade, the GBT has successfully found over 100 new pulsars through large-area surveys. Here I discuss the two most recent—the GBT 350 MHz Drift-scan survey and the Green Bank North Celestial Cap survey. The primary science goal of both surveys is to find interesting individual pulsars, including young pulsars, rotating radio transients, exotic binary systems, and especially bright millisecond pulsars (MSPs) suitable for inclusion in Pulsar Timing Arrays, which are trying to directly detect gravitational waves. These two surveys have combined to discover 85 pulsars to date, among which are 14 MSPs and many unique and fascinating systems. I present highlights from these surveys and discuss future plans. I also discuss recent results from targeted GBT pulsar searches of globular clusters and Fermi sources.

scholarly journals Discoveries of Rotating Radio Transients in the 350 MHz Green Bank Telescope Drift-scan Survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S291) ◽  
pp. 107-110
Author(s):  
Chen Karako-Argaman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Drift Scan ◽  
Radio Transients ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Pulsar Searches ◽  
Green Bank Telescope ◽  
Rotating Radio Transients

AbstractRotating Radio Transients (RRATs) are a class of pulsars characterized by sporadic bursts of radio emission, which make them difficult to detect in typical periodicity-based pulsar searches. Using newly developed post-processing techniques for automatically identifying single bright astrophysical pulses, such as those emitted from RRATs, we have discovered approximately 30 new RRAT candidates in data from the Green Bank Telescope 350 MHz drift-scan survey. A total of 6 of these have already been confirmed and the remainder look extremely promising. Here we describe these techniques and present the most recent results on these new RRAT candidates.

scholarly journals Dispersion Measures of Fast Radio Burst Host Galaxies Derived from IllustrisTNG Simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 900 (2) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Q. Zhang ◽  
Hai Yu ◽  
J. H. He ◽  
F. Y. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
Host Galaxies ◽  
Dispersion Measures ◽  
Fast Radio Burst

Fast Radio Transients: From Pulsars to Fast Radio Bursts

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (S339) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
B. W. Stappers ◽  
M. Caleb ◽  
L. N. Driessen
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Time Scales ◽  
Radio Burst ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Radio Bursts ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
New Instrumentation ◽  
Fast Radio Burst ◽  
Radio Transients ◽  
Archived Data

AbstractThe radio sky is full of transients, their time-scales ranging from nanoseconds to decades. Recent developments in technology sensitivity and computing capabilities have opened up the short end of that range, and are revealing a plethora of new phenomenologies. Studies of radio transients were previously restricted to analyses of archived data, but are now including real-time analyses. We focus here on Fast Radio Bursts, discuss and compare the properties of the population, and describe what is to date the only known repeating Fast Radio Burst and its host galaxy. We also review what will be possible with the new instrumentation coming online.

scholarly journals Fast radio burst dispersion measures and rotation measures and the origin of intergalactic magnetic fields

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (3) ◽  
pp. 4220-4238 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Hackstein ◽  
M Brüggen ◽  
F Vazza ◽  
B M Gaensler ◽  
V Heesen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Radio Burst ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Intergalactic Medium ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Radio Bursts ◽  
Dispersion Measures ◽  
Fast Radio Burst

ABSTRACT We investigate the possibility of measuring intergalactic magnetic fields using the dispersion measures and rotation measures of fast radio bursts. With Bayesian methods, we produce probability density functions for values of these measures. We distinguish between contributions from the intergalactic medium, the host galaxy, and the local environment of the progenitor. To this end, we use constrained, magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the local Universe to compute lines-of-sight integrals from the position of the Milky Way. In particular, we differentiate between predominantly astrophysical and primordial origins of magnetic fields in the intergalactic medium. We test different possible types of host galaxies and probe different distribution functions of fast radio burst progenitor locations inside the host galaxy. Under the assumption that fast radio bursts are produced by magnetars, we use analytic predictions to account for the contribution of the local environment. We find that less than 100 fast radio bursts from magnetars in stellar-wind environments hosted by starburst dwarf galaxies at redshift z ≳ 0.5 suffice to discriminate between predominantly primordial and astrophysical origins of intergalactic magnetic fields. However, this requires the contribution of the Milky Way to be removed with a precision of ≈1 rad m−2. We show the potential existence of a subset of fast radio bursts whose rotation measures carry information on the strength of the intergalactic magnetic field and its origins.

scholarly journals Estimates of Fast Radio Burst Dispersion Measures from Cosmological Simulations

2019 ◽  
Vol 886 (2) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Pol ◽  
M. T. Lam ◽  
M. A. McLaughlin ◽  
T. J. W. Lazio ◽  
J. M. Cordes
Keyword(s):  
Radio Burst ◽  
Cosmological Simulations ◽  
Dispersion Measures ◽  
Fast Radio Burst

scholarly journals New timing solutions for RRATs

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S291) ◽  
pp. 366-368
Author(s):  
Bingyi Cui ◽  
Jason Boyles ◽  
Maura McLaughlin ◽  
Nipuni Palliyaguru
Keyword(s):  
Single Pulse ◽  
Search Method ◽  
Radio Transients ◽  
Green Bank Telescope ◽  
Rotating Radio Transients

AbstractThe rotating radio transients are sporadic pulsars which are difficult to detect through periodicity searches. By using a single-pulse search method, we can discover these sources, measure their periods, and determine timing solutions. Here we introduce our results on six RRATs based on Parkes and Green Bank Telescope (GBT) observations, along with a comparison of the spin-down properties of RRATs and normal pulsars.

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