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Catalog 1
The first survey year.

The first CHIME/FRB catalog: positions, exposure, fluence thresholds, dispersion and burst properties for the bursts detected in the survey’s first year, including repeat bursts.

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Catalog data536 bursts · 600 rows

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Each row is one burst detected by CHIME. A burst made of several parts, called sub-bursts, has a row for each part.

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Identification
Position
Detection and dispersion
Arrival time
Burst shape
Flux and spectrum
Exposure and fluence thresholds
Fit quality
Flags
Notes

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Burst name
 
Repeater
 
RA
degrees
Dec
degrees
S/N
 
DM
pc cm⁻³
Boxcar width
s
Fluence
Jy ms
Fluence err.
Jy ms
FRB 20190212AFRB20190212A276.14081.43015.7301.78400.005903.101.50
FRB 20190213Bsub 1FRB20190212A276.14081.43023.2301.31280.002954.201.80
FRB 20190213Bsub 2FRB20190212A276.14081.43023.2301.31280.002954.201.80

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The complete catalog, with every burst and every column (version 210806.vFINAL). Raw data and every other file of the release are archived at CANFAR, where the DOI points.

Catalog files

Raw data and full archive

CANFAR archiveRaw catalog files, permanently archived at the CADC.doi:10.11570/21.0007 Browse on CANFAR (opens in a new tab)

Citation

How to cite

This data is provided by the CHIME/FRB Collaboration. When using this data, please cite the paper listed here.

Tutorials

Working with the data

Query Catalog 1 from your own code, read its files, or find guides to plotting the data.

Glossary

What each field means

Every field in Catalog 1, grouped by topic, with its unit and a short description. The smaller grey names are the field names used in the downloaded files.

55 columns in 10 groups

Identification4

ColumnUnitDescription
Burst nametns_nameNo unitTNS name of the burst
Previous nameprevious_nameNo unitPrevious name (if applicable)
Repeater namerepeater_nameNo unitAssociated repeater name (if applicable)
Sub-burst numbersub_numNo unitSub-burst number (0 for single-burst FRBs; otherwise, assigned in chronological order). The website numbers sub-bursts from 1.

Position6

ColumnUnitDescription
Right ascensionradegreesRight ascension (J2000)
Right ascension uncertaintyra_errdegreesRight ascension error (68% confidence)
DeclinationdecdegreesDeclination (J2000)
Declination uncertaintydec_errdegreesDeclination error (68% confidence)
Galactic longitudegldegreesGalactic longitude
Galactic latitudegbdegreesGalactic latitude

Detection and dispersion7

ColumnUnitDescription
Detection S/Nbonsai_snrNo unitDetection SNR
S/N (fitburst)snr_fitbNo unitSNR determined using the fitting algorithm fitburst
Detection dispersion measurebonsai_dmpc cm⁻³Detection DM
Dispersion measure (fitburst)dm_fitbpc cm⁻³DM determined using the fitting algorithm fitburst
Dispersion measure (fitburst) uncertaintydm_fitb_errpc cm⁻³DM error determined using the fitting algorithm fitburst
DM excess (NE2001)dm_exc_ne2001pc cm⁻³DM excess between DM determined by fitburst and NE2001 assuming the best-fit sky position of the source
DM excess (YMW16)dm_exc_ymw16pc cm⁻³DM excess between DM determined by fitburst and YMW16 assuming the best-fit sky position of the source

Arrival time4

ColumnUnitDescription
Arrival time, 400 MHzmjd_400MJDTime of arrival in UTC at CHIME location (topocentric) with reference to 400.19 MHz for the specific sub-burst
Arrival time, 400 MHz uncertaintymjd_400_errMJDTime of arrival in UTC at CHIME location (topocentric) error with reference to 400.19 MHz for the specific sub-burst
Arrival time, infinite frequencymjd_infMJDTime of arrival in UTC at CHIME location (topocentric) with reference to infinite frequency for the specific sub-burst
Arrival time, infinite frequency uncertaintymjd_inf_errMJDTime of arrival in UTC at CHIME location (topocentric) error with reference to infinite frequency for the specific sub-burst

Burst shape5

ColumnUnitDescription
Boxcar widthbc_widthsBoxcar width of the pulse
Width (fitburst)width_fitbsWidth of sub-burst using fitburst
Width (fitburst) uncertaintywidth_fitb_errsWidth error of sub-burst using fitburst
Scattering timescat_timesScattering time (at 600 MHz)
Scattering time uncertaintyscat_time_errsScattering time (at 600 MHz) error

Flux and spectrum11

ColumnUnitDescription
FluxfluxJyFlux
Flux uncertaintyflux_errJyFlux error
FluencefluenceJy msFluence
Fluence uncertaintyfluence_errJy msFluence error
Peak frequencypeak_freqMHzPeak frequency for the sub-burst
Lowest frequencylow_freqMHzLowest frequency band of detection for the sub-burst
Highest frequencyhigh_freqMHzHighest frequency band of detection for the sub-burst
Spectral indexsp_idxNo unitSpectral index for the sub-burst
Spectral index uncertaintysp_idx_errNo unitSpectral index error for the sub-burst
Spectral runningsp_runNo unitSpectral running for the sub-burst
Spectral running uncertaintysp_run_errNo unitSpectral running error for the sub-burst

Exposure and fluence thresholds8

ColumnUnitDescription
Exposure, upper transitexp_uphourExposure for upper transit of the source
Exposure, upper transit uncertaintyexp_up_errhourExposure error for upper transit of the source
Exposure, lower transitexp_lowhourExposure for lower transit of the source
Exposure, lower transit uncertaintyexp_low_errhourExposure error for lower transit of the source
Fluence threshold, lower transit (68%)low_ft_68Jy msLower limit fluence threshold (68% confidence)
Fluence threshold, upper transit (68%)up_ft_68Jy msUpper limit fluence threshold (68% confidence)
Fluence threshold, lower transit (95%)low_ft_95Jy msLower limit fluence threshold (95% confidence)
Fluence threshold, upper transit (95%)up_ft_95Jy msUpper limit fluence threshold (95% confidence)

Fit quality3

ColumnUnitDescription
Chi-squaredchi_sqNo unitChi-squared from fitburst
Degrees of freedomdofNo unitNumber of degrees of freedom in fitburst
Fraction of channels flaggedflag_fracNo unitFraction of spectral channels flagged in fitburst

Flags1

ColumnUnitDescription
Excluded from inference flagexcluded_flagNo unitFlag for bursts excluded from the population analyses in the Catalog 1 paper (1 = excluded, 0 = included)

Notes6

ColumnUnitDescription
Right ascension notesra_notesNo unitNotes on the right ascension
Declination notesdec_notesNo unitNotes on the declination
Upper transit exposure notesexp_up_notesNo unitNotes on the upper transit exposure
Lower transit exposure notesexp_low_notesNo unitNotes on the lower transit exposure
Flux notesflux_notesNo unitNotes on the flux
Flux and fluence notesfluence_notesNo unitNotes on the fluence