'Magnetars', Soft Gamma Repeaters and Very Strong Magnetic Fields

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Title:

'Magnetars', Soft Gamma Repeaters and Very Strong Magnetic Fields

Url:

http://solomon.as.utexas.edu/magnetar.html

Creator:

Duncan, Robert C.

Publisher:

University of Texas at Austin. Dept. of Astronomy

Description: This site describes soft gamma repeaters. The author, Robert C. Duncan of the University of Texas at Austin, explains how these strange, physically-extreme stars form, and why they emit steadily pulsating X-rays with sporadic, bright outbursts. The author also tells the story of their discovery and of the theoretical efforts which helped to reveal their bizarre nature. A version of the site is also available in Spanish.

LC Classification:

Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Stars
Science -- Astronomy -- Non-optical methods of astronomy -- Gamma ray astronomy
Science -- Astronomy -- Non-optical methods of astronomy -- X-ray astronomy

GEM Subject:

Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Space sciences

Key Concept:

Astronomy -- Stars
Physics -- Electromagnetism

Date Issued:

2003-03

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English
Spanish

Access Rights:

Free access

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