Ultra-bright and maybe ludicrously magnetic
Abstract
The discovery of a prominent spectral absorption line in X-rays in an ultra-luminous X-ray source is perhaps indicative of the presence of very intense magnetic fields and hints to a magnetar as its power source.
- Publication:
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Nature Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- April 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1038/s41550-018-0435-y
- Bibcode:
- 2018NatAs...2..282B