A bimodal burst energy distribution of a repeating fast radio burst source (IMAGE)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

A bimodal burst energy distribution of a repeating fast radio burst source

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A "river" of bursts from a galaxy as recorded by the FAST telescope. The burst count and energies are shown in histograms, mimicking the painting "A Vast Land," by WANG Ximeng of the Song Dynasty. (Image by NAOC)

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Image courtesy of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC).

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