Neutron star oscillations and QPOs during magnetar flares

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1446-1452

  Watts, Anna L ^a   Strohmayer, Tod E ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetars; Neutron stars; Seismology

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEISMOLOGY; VIBRATION CONTROL;

MAGNETARS; NEUTRON STARS; SEISMIC VIBRATIONS;

STARS;

EID: 35248860745     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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