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most citedA repeating fast radio burst source in a globular cluster

301 citations · 628 across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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28 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

VLBI Astrometric Procedure and Performance with CHIME/FRB Outriggers

Shion Andrew, Mattias Lazda, Calvin Leung +15

Precise localizations of fast radio bursts (FRBs) to specific environments within their host galaxies with very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) have provided valuable insights…

astro-ph.IM2026

The CHIME/FRB Outriggers: Commissioning the Hat Creek Outrigger and an Updated Calibration Scheme for Mitigating RFI

Mattias Lazda, Nina V. Gusinskaia, Gurman Sachdeva +25

This work presents commissioning of the Hat Creek Outrigger (HCO), a dual-polarization 256-element radio interferometer that is part of the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Expe…

astro-ph.HE2026

Unveiling the Local Environment of FRB 20220912A: Sub-arcsecond GHz Radio Continuum Mapping

Yash Bhusare, Yogesh Maan, Mohit Bhardwaj +4

The local environments of repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) provide critical clues to their progenitors. While some active repeaters (e.g., FRB~20121102A, FRB~20190520B) are embed…

astro-ph.HE2026

Searching for links between energetic millisecond pulsars and repeating fast radio bursts

R. J. van Ruiten, J. W. T. Hessels, S. Bhandari +5

The unexpected localization of the repeating FRB 20200120E to a globular cluster challenges conventional FRB models based on magnetars formed via core collapse. One alternative mod…

astro-ph.HE2026

A 4200-hour HyperFlash and ÉCLAT campaign on the hyperactive FRB 20240114A: constraining energetics with the most brilliant bursts

O. S. Ould-Boukattine, A. J. Cooper, A. M. Cook +14

Hyperactive repeaters provide a unique window into the evolving environments and energy budgets of fast radio burst (FRB) sources, though they may not be representative of the FRB…

astro-ph.HE2026

Discovery of 30 Repeating Fast Radio Burst Sources and Uniform Population Statistics of 80 Repeating Sources from CHIME/FRB

Amanda M. Cook, Kaitlyn Shin, Ziggy Pleunis +44

We present 30 newly discovered repeating fast radio burst (FRB) sources from the second catalog of bursts detected by the FRB backend on the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Exp…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

On the polarization position angle jumps in FRB 20240114A

Ninisha Manaswini, Danté M. Hewitt, Laura G. Spitler +6

Fast radio bursts (FRBs), thought to originate from magnetars, exhibit diverse polarization properties that constrain their emission physics and local magneto-ionic environments. T…

astro-ph.HE2025

Revisiting FRB 20121102A: milliarcsecond localisation and a decreasing dispersion measure

M. P. Snelders, J. W. T. Hessels, J. Huang +27

FRB 20121102A is the original repeating fast radio burst (FRB) source and also the first to be localised to milliarcsecond precision using very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI).…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

A HyperFlash and ÉCLAT view of the local environment and energetics of the repeating FRB 20240619D

O. S. Ould-Boukattine, A. J. Cooper, J. W. T. Hessels +16

Time-variable propagation effects provide a window into the local plasma environments of repeating fast radio burst (FRB) sources. Here we report high-cadence observations of FRB 2…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

A milliarcsecond localization associates FRB 20190417A with a compact persistent radio source and an extreme magneto-ionic environment

Alexandra M. Moroianu, Shivani Bhandari, Maria R. Drout +38

We report the milliarcsecond localization of a high (1379 pc/cc) dispersion measure (DM) repeating fast radio burst, FRB 20190417A. Combining European VLBI Network detections of fi…

astro-ph.HE2025

FRB 20250316A: A Brilliant and Nearby One-Off Fast Radio Burst Localized to 13 parsec Precision

FRB Collaboration, Thomas C. Abbott, Daniel Amouyal +83

Precise localizations of a small number of repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) using very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) have enabled multiwavelength follow-up observations rev…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 8 cited

A Hyperactive FRB Pinpointed in an SMC-Like Satellite Host Galaxy

M. Bhardwaj, M. P. Snelders, J. W. T. Hessels +24

Precise localizations of fast radio bursts (FRBs) are essential for uncovering their host galaxies and immediate environments. We present the milliarcsecond-precision European VLBI…

astro-ph.HE2024

A Repeating Fast Radio Burst Source in a Low-Luminosity Dwarf Galaxy

Danté M. Hewitt, Mohit Bhardwaj, Alexa C. Gordon +48

We present the localization and host galaxy of FRB 20190208A, a repeating source of fast radio bursts (FRBs) discovered using CHIME/FRB. As part of the PRECISE repeater localizatio…

astro-ph.HE2024

A probe of the maximum energetics of fast radio bursts through a prolific repeating source

O. S. Ould-Boukattine, P. Chawla, J. W. T. Hessels +12

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are sufficiently energetic to be detectable from luminosity distances up to at least seven billion parsecs (redshift ). Probing the maximum energies…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 18 cited

A Nançay Radio Telescope study of the hyperactive repeating FRB 20220912A

David C. Konijn, Danté M. Hewitt, Jason W. T. Hessels +8

The repeating fast radio burst source FRB 20220912A was remarkably active in the weeks after its discovery. Here we report 696 bursts detected with the Nançay Radio Telescope (NRT)…

astro-ph.HE2023

Milliarcsecond Localisation of the Hyperactive Repeating FRB 20220912A

Danté M. Hewitt, Shivani Bhandari, Benito Marcote +23

We present very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of the hyperactive repeating FRB 20220912A using the European VLBI Network (EVN) with an EVN-Lite setup. We detecte…

astro-ph.HE2023

Dense Forests of Microshots in Bursts from FRB 20220912A

Danté M. Hewitt, Jason W. T. Hessels, Omar S. Ould-Boukattine +7

We report on exceptionally bright bursts (>400 Jy ms) detected from the repeating fast radio burst source FRB 20220912A using the Nançay Radio Telescope (NRT), as part of the ECLAT…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 1 cited

Constraints on the persistent radio source associated with FRB 20190520B using the European VLBI Network

Shivani Bhandari, Benito Marcote, Navin Sridhar +7

We present very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of a continuum radio source potentially associated with the fast radio burst source FRB 20190520B. Using the Europe…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 60 cited

A burst storm from the repeating FRB 20200120E in an M81 globular cluster

K. Nimmo, J. W. T. Hessels, M. P. Snelders +20

The repeating fast radio burst (FRB) source FRB 20200120E is exceptional because of its proximity and association with a globular cluster. Here we report bursts detected with…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 66 cited

The FRB 20121102A November rain in 2018 observed with the Arecibo Telescope

J. N. Jahns, L. G. Spitler, K. Nimmo +7

We present 849 new bursts from FRB 20121102A detected with the 305-m Arecibo Telescope. Observations were conducted as part of our regular campaign to monitor activity and evolutio…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 66 cited

Arecibo observations of a burst storm from FRB 20121102A in 2016

D. M. Hewitt, M. P. Snelders, J. W. T. Hessels +9

FRB 20121102A is the first known fast radio burst (FRB) from which repeat bursts were detected, and one of the best-studied FRB sources in the literature. Here we report on the ana…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 27 cited

Burst timescales and luminosities link young pulsars and fast radio bursts

K. Nimmo, J. W. T. Hessels, F. Kirsten +45

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are extragalactic radio flashes of unknown physical origin. Their high luminosities and short durations require extreme energy densities, like those found…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 301 cited

A repeating fast radio burst source in a globular cluster

F. Kirsten, B. Marcote, K. Nimmo +63

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are exceptionally luminous flashes of unknown physical origin, reaching us from other galaxies (Petroff et al. 2019). Most FRBs have only ever been seen on…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 17 cited

Radio and optical observations of the possible AE Aqr twin, LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9

M. L. Pretorius, D. M. Hewitt, P. A. Woudt +8

Thorstensen (2020) recently argued that the cataclysmic variable (CV) LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9 may be a twin to the unique magnetic propeller system AE Aqr. If this is the case,…