SIMBAD references

2017MNRAS.472L..85K - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 472, L85-L88 (2017/November-3)

FRB strength distribution challenges the cosmological principle.

KATZ J.I.

Abstract (from CDS):

The distribution of fast radio burst (FRB) fluxes and fluences is characterized by a few very bright events and a deficiency of fainter events, compared to expectations for a homogeneous space-filling distribution. I define a metric to quantify this, and apply it to the 17 presently known Parkes FRB, products of a comparatively homogeneous search. With 98 per cent confidence, we reject the hypothesis of a homogeneous distribution in Euclidean space. Possible explanations include a reduction of fainter events by cosmological redshifts or evolution or a cosmologically local concentration of events. The former is opposed by the small value of the one known FRB redshift. The latter contradicts the Cosmological Principle, but may be explained if the brighter FRB originates in the Local Supercluster.

Abstract Copyright: © 2017 The Author Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): large-scale structure of Universe - radio continuum: general - radio continuum: general

Simbad objects: 5

goto Full paper

goto View the references in ADS

To bookmark this query, right click on this link: simbad:2017MNRAS.472L..85K and select 'bookmark this link' or equivalent in the popup menu