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XMM-Newton and Integral clues on magnetic powerhouses
 
14 November 2008

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Artist’s impression of a magnetar
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X-ray and gamma-ray data from ESA’s XMM-Newton and Integral orbiting observatories has been used to test, for the first time, the physical processes thought to lie behind the emission of magnetars, an atypical class of neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields.

Credits: © 2008 Sky & Telescope: Gregg Dinderman
 
 
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XMM-Newton
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An artist's impression of XMM-Newton.

Credits: ESA-C. Carreau
 
 
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Integral, artist’s impression
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This is an artist’s impression of ESA’s orbiting gamma-ray observatory, Integral.

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