Search for gravitational wave bursts from six magnetars

Date

2011

Authors

Chua, Sheon
Inta, Ra
McClelland, David
Mow-Lowry, C
Mullavey, Adam
Satterthwaite, Matthew
Scott, Susan M
Shaddock, Daniel
Slagmolen, Bram
Stefszky, Michael

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IOP Publishing

Abstract

Soft gamma repeaters (SGRs) and anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) are thought to be magnetars: neutron stars powered by extreme magnetic fields. These rare objects are characterized by repeated and sometimes spectacular gamma-ray bursts. The burst mechanism

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Keywords: gravitational waves; stars: magnetars

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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