The rarity of soft γ-ray repeaters deduced from reactivation of SGR1806 – 20
The rarity of soft γ-ray repeaters deduced from reactivation of SGR1806 – 20
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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ONLY two different types of γ-ray transient sources are presently known: over one thousand γ-ray bursters (GRBs) and only three soft γ-ray repeaters (SGRs). The latter are distinguished by their propensity for recurrent burst behaviour
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, in contrast to the nonrepeating GRB sources. Recurrent emission from one of the repeaters, SGR1900 + 1...
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The rarity of soft γ-ray repeaters deduced from reactivation of SGR1806 – 20
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_204473162
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/368125a0
