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2016MNRAS.459.1360K - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 459, 1360-1362 (2016/June-3)

Classifying RRATs and FRBs.

KEANE E.F.

Abstract (from CDS):

In this paper, we consider the fact that the simple criterion used to label fast radio transient events as either fast radio bursts (FRBs, thought to be extragalactic with as yet unknown progenitors) or rotating radio transients (RRATs, thought to be Galactic neutron stars) is uncertain. We identify single pulse events reported in the literature which have never been seen to repeat, and which have been labelled as RRATs, but are potentially mislabelled FRBs. We examine the probability that such 'grey area' events are within the Milky Way. The uncertainty in the RRAT/FRB labelling criterion, as well as Galactic-latitude dependent reporting bias may be contributing to the observed latitude dependence of the FRB rate, in addition to effects such as Eddington bias due to scintillation.

Abstract Copyright: © 2016 The Author Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): methods: data analysis - surveys - intergalactic medium - intergalactic medium

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