Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
1765244 | Advances in Space Research | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We highlight how the downward revision in the distance to the star cluster associated with SGR 1806-20 by Bibby et al. (2008) reconciles the apparent low contamination of BATSE short GRBs by intense flares from extragalactic magnetars without recourse to modifying the frequency of one such flare per 30 years per Milky Way galaxy. We also discuss the variety in progenitor initial masses of magnetars based upon cluster ages, ranging from â¼50Â Mâ for SGR 1806-20 and AXP CXOU J164710.2-455216 in Westerlund 1 to â¼17Â Mâ for SGR 1900+14 according to Davies et al. (2009) and presumably also 1E 1841-045 if it originated from one of the massive RSG clusters #2 or #3.
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Space and Planetary Science
Authors
Paul A. Crowther, Joanne L. Bibby, James P. Furness, J. Simon Clark,