Daniele Michilli, a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT Kavli Institute and co-author of the study, stated that, "Although the source of these bursts is unknown, the discovery of an FRB-like signal emanating from an object in the Milky Way provides a hint: a rare type of neutron star called a magnetar. However, the Galactic burst was considerably weaker than other known FRBs, and a confirmed FRB from an old population of stars adds another confounding factor, because magnetars are young and highly energetic."
Kritti Sharma and her colleagues’ research indicates that fast radio bursts (FRBs) might originate from magnetars formed through unconventional processes, challenging previous assumptions about their sources. The findings could offer insights into the age and nature of the neutron stars responsible for these enigmatic bursts.
The investigation focused on FRBs across twenty galaxies, utilizing data from the Deep Synoptic Array (DSA-110) antennas. This approach enabled the researchers to correlate FRBs with core collapse supernovae, essential for understanding the lifecycle of massive stars and the neutron stars they leave behind.
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