A new type of transient high-energy source in the direction of the Galactic Centre
A new type of transient high-energy source in the direction of the Galactic Centre
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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SOURCES of high-energy (>20 keV) bursts fall into two distinct types: the non-repeating γ-ray bursters
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, several thousand of which have been detected but whose origin remains unknown, and the soft γ-ray repeaters (SGRs), of which there are only three
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. The SGRs are known to be associated with supernova remnants, suggesting that the...
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A new type of transient high-energy source in the direction of the Galactic Centre
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_36151856
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_36151856
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/379799a0
