Publication Date:
2019-08-13
Description:
Magnetar bursts were first recorded in 1979, although mistaken as a subclass of softer Gamma Ray Bursts at the time. Thirty five years later, we have 23 confirmed magnetar sources and 5 more that are awaiting acceptance to this exclusive group. I will give a brief overview of the field today and report on the results of the last 10 years of magnetars, and in particular the successful synergy between Swift and Fermi/Gamma Ray burst Monitor (GBM) in identifying new sources.
Keywords:
Space Sciences (General)
Type:
MSFC-E-DAA-TN19529
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Swift: 10 Years of Discovery; Dec 02, 2014 - Dec 05, 2014; Rome; Italy
Format:
application/pdf
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