2024/06/18 by Ziwei Wu, Wu, Ziwei, Weiwei Zhu +39 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2406.12218
We present the scintillation velocity measurements of FRB~20201124A from the FAST observations, which reveal an annual variation. This annual variation is further supported by changes detected in the scintillation arc as observed from the secondary spectrum. We attribute the annual velocity variation to the presence of a moderately anisotropic scattering screen located at a distance of 0.4±0.1~kpc from Earth. Our results prove that the scintillation of this FRB is mainly caused by material close to Earth on a Galactic scale. However, scintillation observations of other FRBs may expose their surrounding environment or uncover possible orbital motion if scintillation is caused by materials in their host galaxy.