An expanding radio nebula produced by a giant flare from the magnetar SGR 1806–20

Flares back in fashion On 27 December last year, SGR1806–20, a soft γ-ray repeater in Sagittarius, released a giant flare that has been called the brightest explosion ever recorded. SGRs are X-ray stars that sporadically emit low-energy γ-ray bursts. They are thought to be magnetars: neutron stars w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2005-04, Vol.434 (7037), p.1104-1106
Hauptverfasser:	Gaensler, B. M., Kouveliotou, C., Gelfand, J. D., Taylor, G. B., Eichler, D., Wijers, R. A. M. J., Granot, J., Ramirez-Ruiz, E., Lyubarsky, Y. E., Hunstead, R. W., Campbell-Wilson, D., van der Horst, A. J., McLaughlin, M. A., Fender, R. P., Garrett, M. A., Newton-McGee, K. J., Palmer, D. M., Gehrels, N., Woods, P. M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomy Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Gamma ray astronomy Gamma rays Gamma-ray sources gamma-ray bursts Humanities and Social Sciences letter Magnetic fields multidisciplinary Neutrons Science Science (multidisciplinary) Solar flares Stars & galaxies Stellar systems. Galactic and extragalactic objects and systems. The universe Unidentified sources and radiation outside the solar system Upper atmosphere
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