A targeted search for fast radio bursts from magnetars in elliptical galaxies

arXiv:2609.04118 · astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-09-03 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.GA

Submitted: 2026-09-03

Updated: 2026-09-22

Comments: 12 pages, 8 figures

Project page: https://greenburstwvu.github.io

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Core — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) — 3× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Alignment — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Green Bank Telescope — 2× in this paper
• Aperture — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment — 1× in this paper
• Clustering — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Deep Synoptic Array — 1× in this paper
• Green Bank Observatory — 1× in this paper
• Host Galaxy Environment — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• A fast radio burst from the first 3 billion years of the Universe
• The Northern High Time Resolution Universe pulsar survey: II. Single-pulse search set-up and simulations
• FAST Observations of FRB 20220912A: Burst Properties and Polarization Characteristics

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