A Deep Targeted Search for Fast Radio Bursts from the Sites of Low-redshift Short Gamma-Ray Bursts

Madison, D. R.; Agarwal, Devansh; Aggarwal, K. K.; Young, Olivia; Lam, Michael T.; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, J. M.; Garver-Daniels, Nathan; Lorimer, D. R.; Lynch, R.; McLaughlin, Maura; Ransom, S. M.; Wharton, Robert

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab58c3

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“…Our results suggest that magnetars powering FRBs may be from core-collapses of massive stars, which also can produce long gamma-ray bursts. Some searches have been performed (Men et al 2019;Madison et al 2019). However, no FRB signal is found.…”

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The Rarity of Repeating Fast Radio Bursts from Binary Neutron Star Mergers

Zhang

Wang

2020

ApJ

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Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are extragalactic, bright pulses of emission at radio frequency with milliseconds duration. Observationally, FRBs can be divided into two classes, repeating FRBs and non-repeating FRBs. At present, twenty repeating FRBs have been discovered with unknown physical origins. Localization of the first repeating FRB 121102 and discovery of an associated persistent radio source support that FRBs are powered by young millisecond magnetars, which could be formed by core-collapses of massive stars or binary neutron stars mergers. These two formation channels can be distinguished by gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars mergers. We first calculate the lower limit of the local formation rate of repeating FRBs observed by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) . Then we show that only a small fraction (6%) of repeating FRBs is produced by young magnetars from binary neutron star mergers, basing on the gravitational wave detections by the third observing run (O3) of Advanced LIGO/Virgo gravitational-wave detectors. Therefore, we believe that repeating FRBs are more likely produced by the magnetars newborn from the core-collapses of massive stars rather than the magnetars from the binary neutron stars mergers.

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The Rarity of Repeating Fast Radio Bursts from Binary Neutron Star Mergers

Zhang

Wang

2020

ApJ

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“…By reversing the strategy, Madison et al (2019) searched for FRBs from the directions of nearby short GRBs testing the possible existence of a young massive NS remnant capable of making FRBs, and found nothing down to the level of the faintest repetitions from FRB 121102. Men et al (2019) carried out a similar analysis for six nearby (both long and short) GRBs with magnetar evidence and excluded a source with a burst energy distribution and rate similar to 121102.…”

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A search for promptγ-ray counterparts to fast radio bursts in the Insight-HXMT data

Guidorzi¹,

Marongiu²,

Martone³

et al. 2020

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Context. No robust detection of prompt electromagnetic counterparts to fast radio bursts (FRBs) has yet been obtained, in spite of several multi-wavelength searches having been carried out so far. Specifically, X/γ-rays counterparts are predicted by some models. Aims. We aim to search for prompt γ-ray counterparts in the Insight-Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (Insight-HXMT) data, taking advantage of the unique combination of the large effective area in the keV–MeV energy range, and of sub-ms time resolution. Methods. We selected 39 FRBs that were promptly visible from the High-Energy (HE) instrument aboard Insight-HXMT. After calculating the expected arrival times at the location of the spacecraft, we searched for a significant excess in both individual and cumulative time profiles over a wide range of time resolutions, from several seconds down to sub-ms scales. Using the dispersion measures in excess of the Galactic terms, we estimated the upper limits on the redshifts. Results. No convincing signal was found, and for each FRB we constrained the γ-ray isotropic-equivalent luminosity and the released energy as a function of emission timescale. For the nearest FRB source, the periodic repeater FRB 180916.J0158+65, we find Lγ, iso < 5.5 × 1047 erg s−1 over 1 s, whereas Lγ, iso < 1049 − 1051 erg s−1 for the bulk of FRBs. The same values scale up by a factor of ∼100 for a ms-long emission. Conclusions. Even on a timescale comparable with that of the radio pulse itself, no keV–MeV emission is observed. A systematic association with either long or short GRBs is ruled out with high confidence, except for sub-luminous events, as is the case for the core-collapse of massive stars (long) or binary neutron star mergers (short) viewed off axis. Only giant flares from extragalactic magnetars at least ten times more energetic than Galactic siblings are ruled out for the nearest FRB.

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“…The prominent role of magnetars as promising candidates for extragalactic FRB sources has fostered a number of complementary attempts to identify counterparts or associations with other classes of known sources: since magnetars are believed to represent the endpoint of some core-collapsed progenitors of long GRBs (e.g., [56][57][58]), as well as the result of a compact binary merger signalled by a short GRB (e.g., [59][60][61]), some of these GRB sources were targeted by radio follow-up observations, either within hours of the GRB or years later, to search for FRB emission [62][63][64][65][66][67]. Systematic and sensitive searches for emission compatible with MGFs from well localised FRB sources have also been carried out in parallel, both independently of and simultaneously with radio observations, whose results and implications are presented in Section 6.…”

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Multiwavelength Observations of Fast Radio Bursts

Guidorzi

Palazzi²,

Zampieri

et al. 2021

Universe

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The origin and phenomenology of the Fast Radio Burst (FRB) remains unknown despite more than a decade of efforts. Though several models have been proposed to explain the observed data, none is able to explain alone the variety of events so far recorded. The leading models consider magnetars as potential FRB sources. The recent detection of FRBs from the galactic magnetar SGR J1935+2154 seems to support them. Still, emission duration and energetic budget challenge all these models. Like for other classes of objects initially detected in a single band, it appeared clear that any solution to the FRB enigma could only come from a coordinated observational and theoretical effort in an as wide as possible energy band. In particular, the detection and localisation of optical/NIR or/and high-energy counterparts seemed an unavoidable starting point that could shed light on the FRB physics. Multiwavelength (MWL) search campaigns were conducted for several FRBs, in particular for repeaters. Here we summarize the observational and theoretical results and the perspectives in view of the several new sources accurately localised that will likely be identified by various radio facilities worldwide. We conclude that more dedicated MWL campaigns sensitive to the millisecond–minute timescale transients are needed to address the various aspects involved in the identification of FRB counterparts. Dedicated instrumentation could be one of the key points in this respect. In the optical/NIR band, fast photometry looks to be the only viable strategy. Additionally, small/medium size radiotelescopes co-pointing higher energies telescopes look a very interesting and cheap complementary observational strategy.

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A Deep Targeted Search for Fast Radio Bursts from the Sites of Low-redshift Short Gamma-Ray Bursts

Cited by 14 publications

References 82 publications

The Rarity of Repeating Fast Radio Bursts from Binary Neutron Star Mergers

The Rarity of Repeating Fast Radio Bursts from Binary Neutron Star Mergers

A search for promptγ-ray counterparts to fast radio bursts in the Insight-HXMT data

Multiwavelength Observations of Fast Radio Bursts

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