XMM-Newton observations of Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters
Astrophysics
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
All the confirmed Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters have been observed with the EPIC instrument on the XMM-Newton satellite. We review the results obtained in these observations, providing the most accurate spectra on the persistent X-ray emission in the 1-10 keV range for these objects, and discuss them in the context of the magnetar interpretation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0608364,
title = {XMM-Newton observations of Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters},
author = {S. Mereghetti and P. Esposito and A. Tiengo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0608364},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
10 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables - Presented at the conference "Isolated Neutron Stars: from the Surface to the Interior", London, UK, 24-28 April 2006