2001/10/30 by Christopher Thompson, Thompson, Christopher
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0110679
Invited review, Soft Gamma Repeaters: The Rome 2000 Mini-workshop, eds. M. Feroci, S. Mereghetti, & L. Stella
arxiv created 2001/10/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
I summarize recent developments in the magnetar model of the Soft Gamma Repeaters and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars, give a critical inventory of alternative models for the AXPs, and outline the improved diagnostics expected from present observational efforts.