An X-ray pulsar with a superstrong magnetic field in the soft γ-ray repeater SGR1806 − 20
Dieters, S. ; Strohmayer, T. ; van Paradijs, J. ; Fishman, G. J. ; Meegan, C. A. ; Hurley, K. ; Kommers, J. ; Smith, I. ; Frail, D. ; Murakami, T. ; Kouveliotou, C.
[s.l.] : Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
Published 1998
[s.l.] : Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
Published 1998
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1476-4687
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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) emit multiple, brief (∼0.1-s), intense outbursts of low-energy γ-rays. They are extremely rare—three are known in our Galaxy and one in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Two SGRs are associated with young supernova remnants (SNRs), and therefore most ...
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