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CHIME/FRBPublic data
Repeater
FRB20180916B
Arrival, 400 MHz
2018-12-22 03:59:23.288 UTC
Right ascension
29.503°
Declination
65.717°

How the sub-bursts differ

This burst has 4 sub-bursts. These 8 measurements differ between them and are highlighted below. Everything else is the same for every sub-burst.

MeasurementSub-burst 1Sub-burst 2Sub-burst 3Sub-burst 4
Arrival time, 400 MHzMJD58474.1662416099358474.1662416651858474.166241761758474.1662418705
Arrival time, infinite frequencyMJD58474.1661370361958474.1661370914458474.1661371879658474.1661372968
Width (fitburst)s0.0051580.0003820.0017180.005810
Peak frequencyMHz713.2699.0671.6649.3
Lowest frequencyMHz577.7563.5552.4540.4
Highest frequencyMHz800.2800.2800.2780.2
Spectral index60.0055.3062.5066.10
Spectral running-51.90-49.60-60.40-68.30

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Notes

  • Right ascension. RA from Marcote et al. (2020)
  • Declination. Dec from Marcote et al. (2020)
  • Upper transit exposure. No error on exposure due to precise position. See Section 2.2.

Position

ra
29.503± 0.000degrees
dec
65.717± 0.000degrees
gl
129.71degrees
gb
3.73degrees

Detection and dispersion

bonsai_snr
24.0
snr_fitb
214.4
bonsai_dm
349.4pc cm⁻³
dm_fitb
348.7365± 0.00030pc cm⁻³
dm_exc_ne2001
149.8pc cm⁻³
dm_exc_ymw16
23.9pc cm⁻³

Arrival time

mjd_400Differs between sub-bursts.
58474.1662417617± 4.50 × 10⁻¹⁰MJD
mjd_infDiffers between sub-bursts.
58474.16613718796± 4.60 × 10⁻¹⁰MJD

Burst shape

bc_width
0.03539s
width_fitbDiffers between sub-bursts.
0.001718± 0.0000380s
scat_time
<0.00039s

Flux and spectrum

flux
4.90± 1.50Jy
fluence
50.00± 15.00Jy ms
peak_freqDiffers between sub-bursts.
671.6MHz
low_freqDiffers between sub-bursts.
552.4MHz
high_freqDiffers between sub-bursts.
800.2MHz
sp_idxDiffers between sub-bursts.
62.50± 2.40
sp_runDiffers between sub-bursts.
-60.40± 2.30

Exposure and fluence thresholds

exp_up
46.06± 0.00hour
exp_low
—
low_ft_68
0.0Jy ms
up_ft_68
6.8Jy ms
low_ft_95
0.0Jy ms
up_ft_95
26.1Jy ms

Fit quality

chi_sq
1162519.685
dof
1097419
flag_frac
0.295