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Burst Observations from the Two Neighboring Magnetars SGR 1806-20 and XTE J1810-197

Alaa I. Ibrahim

GWU

Abstract:

XTE J1810-197 is a newly discovered magnetar with a new flavor of being transient (Ibrahim et al. 2004). Monitoring observations revealed that the source emitted a few X-ray bursts that appear to show different properties than most SGR bursts (Woods et al. 2005). We confront these bursts with those from SGR sources, especially SGR 1806-20, and discuss the implications of the results to a number of open questions on magnetars including whether SGR and AXP bursts are intrinsically different and the presence of spectral line feature in some magnetar bursts. Ibrahim, A. et al. 2004, ApJ, 609, L21 Woods, P. et al. 2005, ApJ, in press

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