The Detection of an Extremely Bright Fast Radio Burst in a Phased Array Feed Survey

Bannister, KW; Shannon, RM; Macquart, JP; Flynn, C; Edwards, PG; O'Neill, M; Osłowski, S; Bailes, M; Zackay, B; Clarke, N; D'Addario, LR; Dodson, R; Hall, PJ; Jameson, A; Jones, D; Navarro, R; Trinh, JT; Allison, J; Anderson, CS; Bell, M; Chippendale, AP; Collier, JD; Heald, G; Heywood, I; Hotan, AW; Lee-Waddell, K; Madrid, JP; Marvil, J; McConnell, D; Popping, A; Voronkov, MA; Whiting, MT; Allen, GR; Bock, DCJ; Brodrick, DP; Cooray, F; Deboer, DR; Diamond, PJ; Ekers, R; Gough, RG; Hampson, GA; Harvey-Smith, L; Hay, SG; Hayman, DB; Jackson, CA; Johnston, S; Koribalski, BS; McClure-Griffiths, NM; Mirtschin, P; Ng, A; Norris, RP; Pearce, SE; Phillips, CJ; Roxby, DN; Troup, ER; Westmeier, T

The Detection of an Extremely Bright Fast Radio Burst in a Phased Array Feed Survey

Bannister, KW Shannon, RM Macquart, JP Flynn, C Edwards, PG O'Neill, M Osłowski, S Bailes, M Zackay, B Clarke, N D'Addario, LR Dodson, R Hall, PJ Jameson, A Jones, D Navarro, R Trinh, JT Allison, J Anderson, CS Bell, M

Chippendale, AP Collier, JD Heald, G Heywood, I Hotan, AW Lee-Waddell, K Madrid, JP Marvil, J McConnell, D Popping, A Voronkov, MA Whiting, MT Allen, GR Bock, DCJ Brodrick, DP Cooray, F Deboer, DR Diamond, PJ Ekers, R Gough, RG Hampson, GA Harvey-Smith, L Hay, SG Hayman, DB Jackson, CA Johnston, S Koribalski, BS McClure-Griffiths, NM Mirtschin, P Ng, A Norris, RP Pearce, SE Phillips, CJ Roxby, DN Troup, ER Westmeier, T

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Citation:: Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2017, 841 (1)
Issue Date:: 2017-05-20

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dc.contributor.author	Bannister, KW	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shannon, RM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Macquart, JP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Flynn, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Edwards, PG	en_US
dc.contributor.author	O'Neill, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Osłowski, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bailes, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zackay, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Clarke, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	D'Addario, LR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dodson, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hall, PJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jameson, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jones, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Navarro, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Trinh, JT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Allison, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, CS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bell, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1767-5277	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chippendale, AP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Collier, JD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Heald, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Heywood, I	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hotan, AW	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lee-Waddell, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Madrid, JP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Marvil, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McConnell, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Popping, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Voronkov, MA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Whiting, MT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Allen, GR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bock, DCJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brodrick, DP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cooray, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Deboer, DR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Diamond, PJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ekers, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gough, RG	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hampson, GA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Harvey-Smith, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hay, SG	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hayman, DB	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, CA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Johnston, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Koribalski, BS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McClure-Griffiths, NM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mirtschin, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ng, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Norris, RP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pearce, SE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phillips, CJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Roxby, DN	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Troup, ER	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Westmeier, T	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-05-20	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2017, 841 (1)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2041-8205	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/125171
dc.description.abstract	© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We report the detection of an ultra-bright fast radio burst (FRB) from a modest, 3.4-day pilot survey with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. The survey was conducted in a wide-field fly's-eye configuration using the phased-array-feed technology deployed on the array to instantaneously observe an effective area of 160 deg2, and achieve an exposure totaling 13200 deg2 hr . We constrain the position of FRB 170107 to a region in size (90% containment) and its fluence to be 58 ±6 Jy ms. The spectrum of the burst shows a sharp cutoff above 1400 MHz, which could be due to either scintillation or an intrinsic feature of the burst. This confirms the existence of an ultra-bright (∼ Jy ms) population of FRBs.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Astrophysical Journal Letters	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3847/2041-8213/aa71ff	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Astronomy & Astrophysics	en_US
dc.title	The Detection of an Extremely Bright Fast Radio Burst in a Phased Array Feed Survey	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	841	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	841	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We report the detection of an ultra-bright fast radio burst (FRB) from a modest, 3.4-day pilot survey with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. The survey was conducted in a wide-field fly's-eye configuration using the phased-array-feed technology deployed on the array to instantaneously observe an effective area of 160 deg2, and achieve an exposure totaling 13200 deg2 hr . We constrain the position of FRB 170107 to a region in size (90% containment) and its fluence to be 58 ±6 Jy ms. The spectrum of the burst shows a sharp cutoff above 1400 MHz, which could be due to either scintillation or an intrinsic feature of the burst. This confirms the existence of an ultra-bright (∼ Jy ms) population of FRBs.

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