The strongest cosmic magnets: soft gamma-ray repeaters and anomalous X-ray pulsars |
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Authors: | Sandro Mereghetti |
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Institution: | (1) INAF - IASF Milano, via E.Bassini 15, 20133 Milan, Italy |
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Abstract: | Two classes of X-ray pulsars, the anomalous X-ray pulsars and the soft gamma-ray repeaters, have been recognized in the last
decade as the most promising candidates for being magnetars: isolated neutron stars powered by magnetic energy. I review the
observational properties of these objects, focussing on the most recent results, and their interpretation in the magnetar
model. Alternative explanations, in particular those based on accretion from residual disks, are also considered. The possible
relations between these sources and other classes of neutron stars and astrophysical objects are also discussed. |
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Keywords: | Stars: neutron Magnetic fields X-rays: stars Gamma rays: bursts Pulsars: general |
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