On the nature of soft gamma repeaters

Details On the nature of soft gamma repeaters On the nature of soft gamma repeaters

Jan 1991

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 366, Jan. 1, 1991, p. 240-252. Research supported by the U.S. Navy and NASA

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

76

Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Bursts, Neutron Stars, Compton Effect, Cyclotron Resonance, Magellanic Clouds, Spatial Distribution, Starquakes, Synchrotron Radiation

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The nature of soft gamma repeaters (SGRs) is discussed on the basis of data available for the March 5, 1979 superburst described by Cline et al. (1982) and for the less intense bursts detected by instruments on board Venera 11/12 and 13/14. It is argued that the three known SGR bursters can be explained most economically and consistently as belonging to a single class, with source distances of tens of kiloparsecs. The viability of several proposed models developed for the SGR energy release mechanism is examined.

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