The origin of the newly found astronomical object, fast radio burst (FRB), remains unknown. We have been motivated to conduct research in hopes of discovering its origin. In 2020, researchers discovered FRB-like emissions originated from SGR 1935+2154. SGR 1935+2154 is a highly magnetized neutron star in the Milky Way formed approximately 20,000 years ago through a Type II supernova event. The fact that FRB-like emissions were found to be originated from SGR 1935+2154 has advocated a potential connection between FRBs and core-collapse supernovae. Several FRB models propose that young (< 100 yrs) and highly magnetized neutron stars can produce FRBs. Our research aims to test the connection between FRBs and supernovae by cross-referencing the positions of historic local universe supernovae with FRBs detected by CHIME.
Testing the Young FRB Progenitor Hypothesis: A Crossmatch of Catalog-1 CHIME Bursts with Historic Local Universe Supernovae
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