Soft gamma repeater

A soft gamma repeater (SGR) is an astronomical object which emits large bursts of gamma-rays and X-rays at irregular intervals. It is conjectured that they are a type of magnetar or, alternatively, neutron stars with fossil disks around them.[1]

  1. ^ Zhang, Bing; Xu, R.X.; Qiao, G.J. (2000). "Nature and Nurture: a Model for Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters". The Astrophysical Journal. 545 (2): 127–129. arXiv:astro-ph/0010225. Bibcode:2000ApJ...545L.127Z. doi:10.1086/317889. S2CID 14745312.

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