CHIME detects a fast radio burst (FRB) with high significance
AI Summary
The CHIME/FRB real-time search pipeline has detected an FRB event with an ID of 1171938928 at UTC time 2026-07-31T12:44:29.963Z. The signal has a dispersion measure (DM) of 896.498±0.404 pc/cm^3 and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 14.34, indicating a strong and reliable detection.
Measurements
| Event ID | 1171938928 |
|---|---|
| Source | CHIME |
| Alert type | FRB |
| Significance | medium |
| Trigger time (UTC) | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:44:29 GMT |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20.2492378° |
| Declination (J2000) | 51.894192° |
| Dispersion measure | 896.4977417 pc/cm³ |
| SNR | 14.3396578 |
| GCN notices | 1 |
| GCN circulars | 0 |
Notices (1)
CHIME — FRB · Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:44:29 GMT
AI summary generated Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:40:05 GMT.