Rotating radio transients (RRATs) are a newly discovered (as of 2006) type of neutron stars. RRAT bursts are short in duration (between 2 and 30 ms) and very bright (0.1-3.6 Jansky). Only one burst is seen at a time and the average time intervals between bursts range from 4 minutes to 3 hours, with radio emission typically detectable for < href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_pulsar" title="Radio pulsar" class="mw-redirect">radio pulsars, closer to those seen in magnetars. The nature of RRATs is still a subject of active research and telescopes like the GBT, Arecibo and Parkes are being used to search for more candidates.
External links
- Discovery of the X-ray Counterpart to the Rotating Radio Transient J1819--1458 (arXiv)
- Transient radio bursts from rotating neutron stars (arXiv)
- Transient radio bursts from rotating neutron stars (Nature)
- Transient radio bursts from rotating neutron stars (Nature) subscription required
- Astronomers Discover Peek-A-Boo Stars (SPACE.com)
- New Kind of Star Found
- RRATs - 2nd Estrela Workshop talk (Brief review of RRATs)
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