# A new kind of radio transient: ERBs

## TL;DR

This paper reports the discovery of a novel radio transient class called ERBs, which appear before they are searched for, suggesting a new astronomical phenomenon and extending traditional radio search methods.

## Contribution

The paper introduces ERBs, a new class of radio transient that appears prior to detection, expanding the scope of radio transient searches and proposing potential origins.

## Key findings

- ERBs are a new class of radio transient.
- ERBs appear before they are searched for.
- The study extends radio search techniques into the complex dispersion measure plane.

## Abstract

We describe the discovery of a new kind of radio transient, which we call "early-riser bursts" or ERBs. We found this new class of source by considering traditional radio searches, but extending into the complex plane of dispersion measure. ERBs have the remarkable property of appearing before they are searched for. We provide suggestions for the most likely origin of this new astronomical phenomenon.