Soft Gamma Repeaters and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars: Magnetar Candidates
P.M. Woods (USRA/NSSTC), C. Thompson (CITA)
TL;DR
This review discusses Soft Gamma Repeaters and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars, highlighting their history, observational data, the magnetar model, and future research directions in neutron star studies.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of magnetar candidates, summarizing observational evidence and current models in a unified review.
Findings
Historical emergence of SGRs and AXPs
Overview of observational data supporting magnetar model
Future research directions in neutron star physics
Abstract
This article is a review of Soft Gamma Repeaters and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars. It contains a brief historical record of the emergence of these classes of neutron stars, a thorough overview of the observational data, a succinct summary of the magnetar model, and suggested directions for future research in this field.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research · High-pressure geophysics and materials · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements