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CHIME/FRBPublic data
Repeater
FRB20180916B
Arrival, 400 MHz
2018-12-23 03:51:28.963 UTC
Right ascension
29.503°
Declination
65.717°

How the sub-bursts differ

This burst has 2 sub-bursts. These 7 measurements differ between them and are highlighted below. Everything else is the same for every sub-burst.

MeasurementSub-burst 1Sub-burst 2
Arrival time, 400 MHzMJD58475.160751781658475.160751885
Arrival time, infinite frequencyMJD58475.160646916158475.16064702
Width (fitburst)s0.0019950.005150
Peak frequencyMHz652.9607.8
Lowest frequencyMHz502.1449.1
Spectral index32.7021.00
Spectral running-33.40-25.20

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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
31.8
snr_fitb
67.2
bonsai_dm
352.6pc cm⁻³
dm_fitb
349.7096± 0.00800pc cm⁻³
dm_exc_ne2001
150.8pc cm⁻³
dm_exc_ymw16
24.9pc cm⁻³

Arrival time

mjd_400Differs between sub-bursts.
58475.160751885± 1.20 × 10⁻⁸MJD
mjd_infDiffers between sub-bursts.
58475.16064702± 1.20 × 10⁻⁸MJD

Burst shape

bc_width
0.00885s
width_fitbDiffers between sub-bursts.
0.005150± 0.0009600s
scat_time
<0.0022s

Flux and spectrum

flux
2.02± 0.77Jy
fluence
15.70± 5.20Jy ms
peak_freqDiffers between sub-bursts.
607.8MHz
low_freqDiffers between sub-bursts.
449.1MHz
high_freq
800.2MHz
sp_idxDiffers between sub-bursts.
21.00± 3.30
sp_runDiffers between sub-bursts.
-25.20± 3.90

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
769995.486
dof
757557
flag_frac
0.392