Discovery and monitoring of the likely IR counterpart of SGR 1806-20 during the 2004 γ-ray burst-active state

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 438, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Israel, G ^a   Covino, S ^b   Mignani, R ^c   Stella, L ^a   Marconi, G ^d   Testa, V ^a   Mereghetti, S ^e   Campana, S ^b   Rea, N ^a,f   Gotz D ^e   Perna, R ^g   Lo Curto, G ^d  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^d EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^e INAF IASF MILANO   (Italy)

^f SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared: stars; Pulsar: individual: SGR 1806 20; Stars: imaging; Stars: neutron; X rays: stars

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFRARED RADIATION; NEUTRONS; RADIO; X RAYS;

INFRARED: STARS; PULSAR: INDIVIDUAL: SGR 1806-20; STARS: IMAGING; STARS: NEUTRON; X-RAYS: STARS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 23044503980     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200500138     Document Type: Article

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