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A repeating fast radio burst source in a globular cluster

F. Kirsten, B. Marcote, K. Nimmo et al., 2022. Nature 602(7898), 585–589.

VLBI localisation of the repeater FRB 20200120E to a globular cluster of the nearby galaxy M81, about 2 pc from the cluster's centre. Old stellar populations challenge models in which FRBs come from young magnetars born in core-collapse supernovae.

MYS0CVCM6RE3JKJ · mystery · click to copyMFast radio bursts and the origin of the one-off burstsArticledoi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04354-wChecked against the original0

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Evidence for a second, old formation channel.

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Kirsten, F., Marcote, B., Nimmo, K., Hessels, J. W. T., & et al. (2022). A repeating fast radio burst source in a globular cluster. Nature 602(7898), 585–589. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04354-w
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