Abstract
The origin of fast radio bursts (FRBs) is still mysterious. All FRBs to date show extremely high brightness temperatures, requiring a coherent emission mechanism. Using constraints derived from the physics of one of these mechanisms, the synchrotron maser, as well as observations, we show that accretion-induced explosions of neutron stars with surface magnetic fields of B ∗ ≲ 1011 G are favored as FRB progenitors.
Original language | English |
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Article number | L12 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal Letters |
Volume | 864 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Funding
K.L. acknowledges the support of the Irish Research Council through grant number GOIPG/2017/1146. The authors also thank the referee for useful comments.
Funders | Funder number |
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Irish Research Council | GOIPG/2017/1146 |
Keywords
- masers
- plasmas
- stars: neutron