Are Fast Radio Bursts Made By Neutron Stars?
arXiv:1912.00526 · doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slaa038
Abstract
Popular models of repeating Fast Radio Bursts (and perhaps of all Fast Radio Bursts) involve neutron stars because of their high rotational or magnetostatic energy densities. These models take one of two forms: giant but rare pulsar-like pulses like those of Rotating RAdio Transients and outbursts like those of Soft Gamma Repeaters. Here I collate the evidence, recently strengthened, against these models, including the absence of Galactic micro-FRB, and attribute the 16 day periodicity of FRB 180916.J0158+65 to the precession of a jet produced by a massive black hole's accretion disc.
arXiv comment5 pp Revised with further expanded discussion of absence of Galactic micro-FRB and periodicity of FRB 180916.J0158+65
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