An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806–20 and the origins of short-duration γ-ray bursts
Boggs, S. E. ; Smith, D. M. ; Duncan, R. C. ; Lin, R. ; Zoglauer, A. ; Krucker, S. ; Hurford, G. ; Hudson, H. ; Wigger, C. ; Hajdas, W. ; Thompson, C. ; Mitrofanov, I. ; Sanin, A. ; Boynton, W. ; Fellows, C. ; von Kienlin, A. ; Lichti, G. ; Rau, A. ; Cline, T. ; Hurley, K.
[s.l.] : Macmillian Magazines Ltd.
Published 2005
[s.l.] : Macmillian Magazines Ltd.
Published 2005
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Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
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Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
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[Auszug] Soft-γ-ray repeaters (SGRs) are galactic X-ray stars that emit numerous short-duration (about 0.1 s) bursts of hard X-rays during sporadic active periods. They are thought to be magnetars: strongly magnetized neutron stars with emissions powered by the dissipation of magnetic energy. ...
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