Radio Bursts With Extragalactic Spectral Characteristics Show Terrestrial Origins

Three years ago, the report of a solitary radio burst was thought to be the first discovery of a rare, impulsive event of unknown extragalactic origin. The extragalactic interpretation was based on the swept-frequency nature of the event, which followed the dispersive delay expected from an extragal...

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Main Authors: Burke-Spolaor, S., Bailes, M., Ekers, Ronald, Macquart, Jean-Pierre, Crawford III, F.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing, Inc. 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2655