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Main Authors: Lan, H. T., Yi, S. X., Wang, F. Y.
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16365
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author Lan, H. T.
Yi, S. X.
Wang, F. Y.
author_facet Lan, H. T.
Yi, S. X.
Wang, F. Y.
contents Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millisecond radio pulses with extremely high bright temperature. Their physical origin is still a mystery. The discovery of FRB 20020428 supports the idea that at least a portion of FRBs is generated by magnetars. However, FRB 20200428 and other radio bursts of SGR 1935+2154 are much less energetic than that of extragalactic FRBs. Thus, whether the progenitors of extragalactic FRBs are magnetars is still in controversy. Here, we investigate the volumetric rates of radio bursts from SGR 1935+2154, non-repeating FRBs and FRB 20180916B using the uniform samples detected by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME). We find that they share a similar relation between the volumetric rate $R$ and the burst energy $E$, i.e., $R\propto E^{-γ}$ with $γ=1.31\pm 0.13$ from $10^{29}$ erg to $10^{42}$ erg. Our results support the hypothesis that both repeating and non-repeating FRBs originate from magnetars.
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spellingShingle A Unified Volumetric Rate-Energy Relation from Magnetar Radio Bursts to Fast Radio Bursts
Lan, H. T.
Yi, S. X.
Wang, F. Y.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millisecond radio pulses with extremely high bright temperature. Their physical origin is still a mystery. The discovery of FRB 20020428 supports the idea that at least a portion of FRBs is generated by magnetars. However, FRB 20200428 and other radio bursts of SGR 1935+2154 are much less energetic than that of extragalactic FRBs. Thus, whether the progenitors of extragalactic FRBs are magnetars is still in controversy. Here, we investigate the volumetric rates of radio bursts from SGR 1935+2154, non-repeating FRBs and FRB 20180916B using the uniform samples detected by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME). We find that they share a similar relation between the volumetric rate $R$ and the burst energy $E$, i.e., $R\propto E^{-γ}$ with $γ=1.31\pm 0.13$ from $10^{29}$ erg to $10^{42}$ erg. Our results support the hypothesis that both repeating and non-repeating FRBs originate from magnetars.
title A Unified Volumetric Rate-Energy Relation from Magnetar Radio Bursts to Fast Radio Bursts
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16365