Quiescent Magnetar Emission: Resonant Compton Upscattering
2004 ◽
Vol 218
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pp. 267-270
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X Rays
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A principal candidate for quiescent non-thermal gamma-ray emission from magnetars is resonant inverse Compton scattering in the strong fields of their magnetospheres. This paper outlines expectations for such emission, formed from non-thermal electrons accelerated in a pulsar-like polar cap potential upscattering thermal X-rays from the hot stellar surface. The resultant spectra are found to be strikingly flat, with fluxes and strong pulsation that could be detectable by GLAST.
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Vol 48
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pp. 558-564
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Vol 294
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pp. 439-442
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2003 ◽
Vol 214
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pp. 167-170
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