Soft Gamma Repeaters and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars: Together Forever

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dc.creatorKaspi, V. M.
dc.date2004-02-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:12:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:12:09Z
dc.descriptionI review of the observational properties of Soft Gamma Repeaters (SGRs) and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs), two unusual manifestations of neutron stars. I summarize the reasoning for SGRs being "magnetars," neutron stars powered by the decay of a very large magnetic field, and the now compelling evidence that SGRs and AXPs are in fact members of the same source class, as predicted uniquely by the magnetar model. I discuss some open issues in the magnetar model, and the prospects for future work.
dc.description8 pages, 2 figures. To appear in "Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments" (IAU Symposium 218, ASP Conference Proceedings), eds F. Camilo and B. M. Gaensler
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402175
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402175
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7362
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSoft Gamma Repeaters and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars: Together Forever
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