How common are magnetars? The consequences of magnetic field decay

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 506, Issue 1 PART II, 1998, Pages

  Heyl, Jeremy S ^a   Kulkarni, S R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: observations; Stars: magnetic fields; Stars: neutron

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EID: 3242798729     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/311628     Document Type: Article

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