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Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source

CHIME/FRB Collaboration, M. Amiri, B. C. Andersen et al., 2020. Nature 582(7812), 351–355.

A 16.35 ± 0.15 day activity cycle in the repeater FRB 180916.J0158+65: all 38 bursts from September 2018 to February 2020 arrive in a 5-day window of the cycle.

MYS0CVCM6RE3JKJ · mystery · click to copyMFast radio bursts and the origin of the one-off burstsArticledoi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2398-2Checked against the original0

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Evidence that at least some repeaters are modulated by orbits or precession.

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CHIME/FRB Collaboration, Amiri, M., Andersen, B. C., & et al. (2020). Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source. Nature 582(7812), 351–355. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2398-2
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