The Optical Counterpart of the Soft Gamma-ray Repeater 1900+14

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Jul 1999

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HST Proposal ID #8168

Computer Science

Hst Proposal Id #8168 Hot Stars

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The soft gamma-ray repeaters {SGR}, of which only four are known, are likely an exotic class of neutron star known as magnetars with ultra-strong surface magnetic fields {10^14- 10^15 G}. We have recently detected a radio synchrotron nebula or "afterglow" toward SGR 1900+14 which is powered by the particle outflow that accompanied a period of intense high energy bursting activity. The discovery of this afterglow has allowed a sub-arcsecond position to be determined for this source. HST observations are essential to overcome the crowding which is present along this line of sight. We request STIS time to identify the optical counterpart of SGR 1900+14 in hopes that it may shed further additional light on the fascinating SGR phenomena.

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