A Fast Radio Burst with frequency-dependent polarization detected during Breakthrough Listen observations

D. C. Price; G. Foster; M. Geyer; W. van Straten; V. Gajjar; G. Hellbourg; A. Karastergiou; E. F. Keane; A. P. V. Siemion; I. Arcavi; R. Bhat; M. Caleb; S-W Chang; S. Croft; D. DeBoer; I. de Pater; J. Drew; J. E. Enriquez; W. Farah; N. Gizani; J. A. Green; H. Isaacson; J. Hickish; A. Jameson; M. Lebofsky; D. H. E. MacMahon; A. Möller; C. A. Onken; E. Petroff; D. Werthimer; C. Wolf; S. P. Worden; Y. G. Zhang

doi:10.1093/mnras/stz958

A Fast Radio Burst with frequency-dependent polarization detected during Breakthrough Listen observations

D. C. Price, G. Foster, M. Geyer, W. van Straten, V. Gajjar, G. Hellbourg, A. Karastergiou, E. F. Keane, A. P. V. Siemion, I. Arcavi, R. Bhat, M. Caleb, S-W Chang, S. Croft, D. DeBoer, I. de Pater, J. Drew, J. E. Enriquez, W. Farah, N. GizaniJ. A. Green, H. Isaacson, J. Hickish, A. Jameson, M. Lebofsky, D. H. E. MacMahon, A. Möller, C. A. Onken, E. Petroff, D. Werthimer, C. Wolf, S. P. Worden, Y. G. Zhang

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Here, we report on the detection and verification of Fast Radio Burst FRB 180301, which occurred on UTC 2018 March 1 during the Breakthrough Listen observations with the Parkes telescope. Full-polarization voltage data of the detection were captured--a first for non-repeating FRBs--allowing for coherent de-dispersion and additional verification tests. The coherently de-dispersed dynamic spectrum of FRB 180301 shows complex, polarized frequency structure over a small fractional bandwidth. As FRB 180301 was detected close to the geosynchronous satellite band during a time of known 1-2 GHz satellite transmissions, we consider whether the burst was due to radio interference emitted or reflected from an orbiting object. Based on the preponderance of our verification tests, we find that FRB 180301 is likely of astrophysical origin, but caution that anthropogenic sources cannot conclusively be ruled out.

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Journal	Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices
Early online date	8 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz958
Publication status	Published - Jul 2019

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Price, D. C., Foster, G., Geyer, M., Straten, W. V., Gajjar, V., Hellbourg, G., Karastergiou, A., Keane, E. F., Siemion, A. P. V., Arcavi, I., Bhat, R., Caleb, M., Chang, S.-W., Croft, S., DeBoer, D., Pater, I. D., Drew, J., Enriquez, J. E., Farah, W., ... Zhang, Y. G. (2019). A Fast Radio Burst with frequency-dependent polarization detected during Breakthrough Listen observations. Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz958

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