The gamma-ray giant flare from SGR 1806-20: Evidence of crustal cracking via initial timescales

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 627, Issue 2 II, 2005, Pages

  Schwartz, Steven J ^a   Zane, Silvia ^b   Wilson, Robert J ^b   Pijpers, Frank P ^a   Moore, Daniel R ^a   Kataria, D O ^b   Horbury, Timothy S ^a   Fazakerley, Andrew N ^b   Cargill, Peter J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: observations; Stars: individual (SGR 1806 20); Stars: magnetic fields; Stars: neutron; X rays: stars

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444519874     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432374     Document Type: Article

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