Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRT

We report the detection of 167 bursts from an active repeater, FRB 20240114A, using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope. The observations were carried out over a frequency range of 300–750 MHz, and on four different dates over a period of 6 months. Our analysis indicates that the fast radio...

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Main Authors: U. Panda, J. Roy, S. Bhattacharyya, C. Dudeja, S. Kudale
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adeb74
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C. Dudeja
S. Kudale
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description We report the detection of 167 bursts from an active repeater, FRB 20240114A, using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope. The observations were carried out over a frequency range of 300–750 MHz, and on four different dates over a period of 6 months. Our analysis indicates that the fast radio bursts' emission properties are evolving, with both the median flux and emission rate of the bursts decreasing over time. The properties of the bursts also vary widely, with a wide range of intrinsic widths (0.246–39.364 ms), scattering timescales (0.004–28.289 ms), dispersion measures (524.07–533.56 pc cm ^−3 ), and band occupancies (9–180 MHz). The distribution for the waiting time, t _wait , is bimodal, and follows a Weibull distribution, with a shape parameter k = 0.33; however, when the two distributions are fit separately, they follow a Weibull distribution with k = 0.63 for t _wait < 1 s, and a log-normal distribution with a width of σ = 1.28 for t _wait > 1 s. The isotropic energy distribution is seen to follow a log-normal distribution as well, with a width of σ = 0.83.
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spelling doaj-art-eba18493731e4f09a242b40f0ce63e1f2025-08-20T03:58:19ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-0198911510.3847/1538-4357/adeb74Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRTU. Panda0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2441-4174J. Roy1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-8025S. Bhattacharyya2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0669-873XC. Dudeja3https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4130-892XS. Kudale4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-1077National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India ; ujjwalpanda97@gmail.comNational Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India ; ujjwalpanda97@gmail.comNational Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India ; ujjwalpanda97@gmail.comNational Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India ; ujjwalpanda97@gmail.comNational Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India ; ujjwalpanda97@gmail.comWe report the detection of 167 bursts from an active repeater, FRB 20240114A, using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope. The observations were carried out over a frequency range of 300–750 MHz, and on four different dates over a period of 6 months. Our analysis indicates that the fast radio bursts' emission properties are evolving, with both the median flux and emission rate of the bursts decreasing over time. The properties of the bursts also vary widely, with a wide range of intrinsic widths (0.246–39.364 ms), scattering timescales (0.004–28.289 ms), dispersion measures (524.07–533.56 pc cm ^−3 ), and band occupancies (9–180 MHz). The distribution for the waiting time, t _wait , is bimodal, and follows a Weibull distribution, with a shape parameter k = 0.33; however, when the two distributions are fit separately, they follow a Weibull distribution with k = 0.63 for t _wait < 1 s, and a log-normal distribution with a width of σ = 1.28 for t _wait > 1 s. The isotropic energy distribution is seen to follow a log-normal distribution as well, with a width of σ = 0.83.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adeb74Radio astronomyRadio transient sourcesTransient sourcesRadio bursts
spellingShingle U. Panda
J. Roy
S. Bhattacharyya
C. Dudeja
S. Kudale
Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRT
The Astrophysical Journal
Radio astronomy
Radio transient sources
Transient sources
Radio bursts
title Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRT
title_full Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRT
title_fullStr Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRT
title_full_unstemmed Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRT
title_short Low-frequency, Wideband Study of an Active Repeater, FRB 20240114A, with the GMRT
title_sort low frequency wideband study of an active repeater frb 20240114a with the gmrt
topic Radio astronomy
Radio transient sources
Transient sources
Radio bursts
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adeb74
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