http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.00940
Since the unexpected discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs), researchers have proposed varied theories and models to explain their phenomena. One such model that has recently been developed incorporates the so-called Gertsenshtein-Zel’dovich (GZ) effect, which states that when gravitational waves traverse the pulsar magnetosphere, a portion of their gravitational radiation is transformed into electromagnetic (EM) radiation. The observed properties of FRBs are consistent with the properties of this EM radiation, implying, remarkably, that the GZ effect can account for both repeating and non-repeating FRBs. If this model is correct, the pulsar’s properties should not change over time, and it would continue to emit both EM dipole and gravitational quadrupole radiation for a long period of time. This article targets the gravitational radiation produced by the pulsar mechanism and shows that several proposed gravitational wave detectors can detect these gravitational waves. If such detections are performed in the future from the positions of FRBs, it will validate the GZ process for FRB production and can rule out several other FRB theories.
S. Kalita and A. Weltman
Thu, 3 Nov 22
21/59
Comments: 6 pages with 4 figures; comments welcome
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