Repeating fast radio burst 20201124A originates from a magnetar/Be star binary

F. Y. Wang; G. Q. Zhang; Z. G. Dai; K. S. Cheng

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31923-y

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Repeating fast radio burst 20201124A originates from a magnetar/Be star binary

F. Y. Wang,
G. Q. Zhang,
Z. G. Dai,
K. S. Cheng

Affiliations

F. Y. Wang: School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University
G. Q. Zhang: School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University
Z. G. Dai: School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University
K. S. Cheng: Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31923-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are bright millisecond or shorter duration transient events. Here, the authors propose that FRB 20201124A comes from a binary system of a magnetar and a Be star with a decretion disk.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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