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arxiv: 1903.04691 · v1 · pith:CGGWOVAVnew · submitted 2019-03-12 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

Radio Time-Domain Signatures of Magnetar Birth

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The last decade has seen the rapid, concurrent development of new classes of energetic astrophysical transients, including Fast Radio Bursts, Superluminous Supernovae, and ultralong gamma-ray bursts. We consider the implications of an emerging consensus on the origin of these diverse phenomena as different signatures of magnetar birth. We describe how magnetar-powered radio transients from milliseconds to gigaseconds will be used to address diverse physical questions related to the stellar evolution and death, the circum- and intergalactic medium, and fundamental physics on scales ranging from the quantum to cosmological. We argue that high-sensitivity radio interferometer concepts in development will be critical to accessing this science. There is also a growing need for scientists with expertise in new statistical tools and software techniques.

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