# The Lorimer burst (FRB 20010724A) in the Parkes multibeam survey data

> The first fast radio burst: a 30-jansky pulse under 5 ms wide, swept in frequency by a dispersion measure of 375, found by a student search of archival…

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# The Lorimer burst (FRB 20010724A) in the Parkes multibeam survey data

RecordingpublisherRecorded 24 July 2001

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The first fast radio burst: a 30-jansky pulse under 5 ms wide, swept in frequency by a dispersion measure of 375, found by a student search of archival survey recordings six years after it was taken.

Lorimer, Bailes, McLaughlin, Narkevic and Crawford, 2001. publisher

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**Document** Lorimer, Bailes, McLaughlin, Narkevic and Crawford · doi.org · 2007-11-02 · publisherPrimary source: [A Bright Millisecond Radio Burst of Extragalactic Origin](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVCKYYE0TS8/a-bright-millisecond-radio-burst-of-extragalactic-origin)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1147532)

**Document** Lorimer and colleagues · arxiv.org · 2007-09-27 · arXiv-nonexclusivePrimary source: [A Bright Millisecond Radio Burst of Extragalactic Origin](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVCKYYE0TS8/a-bright-millisecond-radio-burst-of-extragalactic-origin)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.4301)

## Where it was made

[Parkes radio telescope (Murriyang), New South Wales](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CVCM7823NPQ/parkes-radio-telescope-murriyang-new-south-wales) · Radio telescope

## Sources 1

- [A Bright Millisecond Radio Burst of Extragalactic Origin](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVCKYYE0TS8/a-bright-millisecond-radio-burst-of-extragalactic-origin)_SRC_

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CSIRO, Parkes data archive

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recorded 24 July 2001; found in the archive and published 2007

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