NICER observation list: Target ID 657502
- Proposal Number = 6575
- Target ID = 657502
- Target Name = FRB_20220529
- Proposal Title = NICER+FAST SIMULTANEOUS TOO OBSERVATIONS OF REPEATING FAST RADIO BURSTS.
- PI = SIBASISH LAHA
- Proposal Category = MAGNETARS AND ROTATION-POWERED PULSARS
- Cycle number = 6
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
The fast radio bursts (FRBs) are milli-second duration radio transients, the origin of which is still unknown. Possible mechanisms that could generate these highly coherent radio emission from FRBs involve a) neutron star magnetospheres and/or b) relativistic shocks far from the central energy of the source. To understand the origin of the FRBs we will monitor the two crucial aspects during their bursting phases: (A) Polarization signatures in radio band with FAST (Five hundred metre Aperture Spherical Telescope), and (B) detect any possible X-ray counterpart corresponding to the FRBs with NICER (radio to X-ray flux ratio). We propose to observe four repeating FRBs simultaneously with NICER+ FAST. The ToO trigger will be provided by FAST, when the sources are in bursting phases.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of
Modules |
Number of
Processing |
Status of
Processing |
Date of
Processing |
Public
date |
| 6575020101 |
19.104 |
20.632 |
130.788 |
-41.858 |
60139.5972 |
60139.6229 |
793.2 |
42 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
60150.3 |
60153 |