FRB 20230708A, a quasi-periodic FRB with unique temporal-polarimetric morphology
ABSTRACT There has been a rapid increase in the known fast radio burst (FRB) population, yet the progenitor(s) of these events have remained an enigma. A small number of FRBs have displayed some level of quasi-periodicity in their burst profile, which can be used to constrain their plausible progenitors. However, these studies suffer from the lack of polarization data which can greatly assist in constraining possible FRB progenitors and environments. Here, we report on the detection and characterisation of FRB 20230708A by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), a burst which displays a rich temporal and polarimetric morphology. We model the burst time series to test for the presence of periodicity, scattering and scintillation. We find a potential period of T = 7.267 ms within the burst, but with a low statistical significance of 1.77$\sigma$. Additionally, we model the burst’s time- and frequency-dependent polarization to search for the presence of (relativistic and non-relativistic) propagation effects. We find no evidence to suggest that the high circular polarization seen in FRB 20230708A is generated by Faraday conversion. The majority of the properties of FRB 20230708A are broadly consistent with a (non-millisecond) magnetar model in which the quasi-periodic morphology results from microstructure in the beamed emission, but other explanations are not excluded.
Authors
- K. Gourdji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0152-1129)
- Apurba Bera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2864-4110)
- R. M. Shannon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7285-6348)
- Jason Xavier Prochaska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7738-6875)
- Marcin Glowacki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5067-8894)
- P. A. Uttarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2346-6853)
- S. D. Ryder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4501-8100)
- M. E. Lower (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9208-0009)
- Lachlan James Marnoch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1483-0147)
- Adam T. Deller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9434-3837)
- Tyson Dial (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1205-8805)
Institutions
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- Australia Telescope National Facility (AU)
- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (JP)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (JP)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics (AU)
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (JP)
- International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (AU)
- Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2756
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.99
Funders
- Science and Industry Endowment Fund
- Australian Government
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- European Southern Observatory
- Government of Western Australia