Magnetar

__NOTOC__

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A magnetar is a neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field, the decay of which powers the emission of copious amounts of high-energy electromagnetic radiation, particularly X-rays and gamma-rays. The theory regarding these objects was formulated by Robert Duncan and Christopher Thompson in 1992. In the course of the decade that followed, the magnetar hypothesis has become widely accepted as a likely physical explanation for observable objects known as soft gamma repeaters and anomalous X-ray pulsars.

Related Topics:
Neutron star - Magnetic field - Electromagnetic radiation - X-ray - Gamma-ray - Robert Duncan - Christopher Thompson - 1992 - Soft gamma repeater - Anomalous X-ray pulsar

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~