Astrofísicas: Magnetares

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    A search for optical bursts from the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102
    We present a search for optical bursts from the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102 using simultaneous observations with the high-speed optical camera...
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    Accreting magnetars: a new type of high-mass X-ray binaries?
    The discovery of very slow pulsations (Pspin =5560 s) has solved the long-standing question of the nature of the compact object in the high-mass X-ray binary 4U...
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    An X-Ray and Radio View of the 2022 Reactivation of the Magnetar SGR J1935+2154
    Recently, the Galactic magnetar SGR J1935+2154 has garnered attention due to its emission of an extremely luminous radio burst, reminiscent of fast radio bursts...
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    Deep X-Ray and Radio Observations of the First Outburst of the Young Magnetar Swift J1818.0-1607
    Swift J1818.0-1607 is a radio-loud magnetar with a spin period of 1.36 s and a dipolar magnetic field strength of B ~ 3 × 10 14 G, which is very young compared...
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    El Grantecan ayuda a resolver el enigma de algunos de los estallidos de radio más poderosos del Universo
    Un nuevo estudio internacional , que ha utilizado observaciones del Gran Telescopio Canarias en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, en La Palma, ha...
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    Observations of the magnetars 4U 0142+61 and 1E 2259+586 with the MAGIC telescopes
    Context. Magnetars are an extreme, highly magnetized class of isolated neutron stars whose large X-ray luminosity is believed to be driven by their high...
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    The 60 pc Environment of FRB 20180916B
    Fast radio burst FRB 20180916B in its host galaxy SDSS J015800.28+654253.0 at 149 Mpc is by far the closest-known FRB with a robust host galaxy association. The...
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    The Fast X-Ray Transient XRT 210423 and Its Host Galaxy
    Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) are X-ray flares with durations ranging from a few hundred seconds to a few hours. Possible origins include the tidal disruption of...
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    The featureless and non-variable optical spectral energy distribution of AXP 4U 0142+61
    We present GTC-10.4 m spectroscopy and multiband photometry of the faint (r ˜ 26) optical counterpart of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61. The 5000-9000 Å...