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An X-ray pulsar with a superstrong magnetic field in the soft γ-ray repeater SGR1806 − 20
- C. Kouveliotou, S. Dieters, +8 authors T. Murakami
- Physics
- Nature
- 21 May 1998
Soft γ-ray repeaters (SGRs) emit multiple, brief (∼0.1-s), intense outbursts of low-energy γ-rays. They are extremely rare—three are known in our Galaxy and one in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Two… Expand
An unusual supernova in the error box of the γ-ray burst of 25 April 1998
- T. J. Galama, P. Vreeswijk, +46 authors P. Ianna
- Physics
- Nature
- 15 October 1998
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Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments
- A. Fruchter, A. Levan, +30 authors S. Woosley
- Physics
- Nature
- 20 March 2006
When massive stars exhaust their fuel, they collapse and often produce the extraordinarily bright explosions known as core-collapse supernovae. On occasion, this stellar collapse also powers an even… Expand
A hypernova model for the supernova associated with the γ-ray burst of 25 April 1998
- K. Iwamoto, P. A. Mazzali, +24 authors F. Frontera
- Physics
- Nature
- 30 June 1998
The discovery of the unusual supernova SN1998bw, and its possible association with the γ-ray burst GRB 980425, provide new insights into the explosion mechanism of very massive stars and the origin… Expand
A very energetic supernova associated with the γ-ray burst of 29 March 2003
- J. Hjorth, J. Sollerman, +24 authors R. Wijers
- Physics
- Nature
- 17 June 2003
Over the past five years evidence has mounted that long-duration (>2 s) γ-ray bursts (GRBs)—the most luminous of all astronomical explosions—signal the collapse of massive stars in our Universe. This… Expand
A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225
- N. Gehrels, C. Sarazin, +74 authors R. Wijers
- Physics
- Nature
- 31 May 2005
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) come in two classes: long (> 2 s), soft-spectrum bursts and short, hard events. Most progress has been made on understanding the long GRBs, which are typically observed at… Expand
A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects
- A. Abdo, M. Ackermann, +205 authors M. Ziegler
- Physics, Medicine
- Nature
- 19 November 2009
A cornerstone of Einstein’s special relativity is Lorentz invariance—the postulate that all observers measure exactly the same speed of light in vacuum, independent of photon-energy. While special… Expand
Detection of a γ-ray burst of very long duration and very high energy
- K. Hurley, B. L. Dingus, +24 authors M. Niel
- Physics
- Nature
- 15 December 1994
ALTHOUGH γ-ray bursts (GRBs) have been known for more than 20 years, their origin remains mysterious1. Suggestions have ranged from nearby colliding comets2 to merging neutron stars at cosmological… Expand
A giant γ-ray flare from the magnetar SGR 1806–20
- D. Palmer, S. Barthelmy, +25 authors J. Tueller
- Physics
- Nature
- 28 April 2005
Two classes of rotating neutron stars—soft γ-ray repeaters (SGRs) and anomalous X-ray pulsars—are magnetars, whose X-ray emission is powered by a very strong magnetic field (B ≈ 1015 G). SGRs… Expand
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218
- E. Pian, P. Mazzali, +42 authors R. Starling
- Physics, Medicine
- Nature
- 20 March 2006
Long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs) are associated with type Ic supernovae that are more luminous than average and that eject material at very high velocities. Less-luminous supernovae were not… Expand