Prospects for Simbol-X Observations of Magnetars

Authors	S. Mereghetti P. Esposito A. Tiengo G.L. Israel Show more D. Götz N. Rea L. Stella R. Turolla S. Zane Show less
Publication date	2009
Host editors	P. Ferrando J. Rodriguez
Book title	Simbol-X : focusing on the hard x-ray universe
Book subtitle	2nd International Simbol-X Symposium, Paris, France, 2-5 December 2008
ISBN	9780735406629
Series	AIP Conference Proceedings
Event	2nd International Simbol-X Symposium
Pages (from-to)	305-308
Publisher	Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract	Two small classes of high‐energy sources, the Anomalous X‐ray Pulsars and the Soft Gamma‐ray Repeaters, have properties that are well explained by the “magnetar” model, postulating the existence of isolated neutron stars with supercritical magnetic fields (B∼1014–1015 G). Thanks to Simbol‐X, it shall be possible to study with unprecedented detail different aspects of the high‐energy properties from these sources, both for what concerns their persistent emission as well as for their bursts and flares.
Document type	Conference contribution
Language	English
Published at	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3149438
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