Fast Radio Bursts Not Made By Neutron Stars [HEAP]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1912.00526


Popular models of repeating Fast Radio Bursts (and perhaps of all Fast Radio Bursts) involve neutron stars because they may have high rotational or magnetostatic energy densities available to power energetic bursts. These models take 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.

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J. Katz
Tue, 3 Dec 19
58/90

Comments: 3 pp