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Coherent Emission from Magnetars

D. Eichler, M. Gedalin, Y. Lyubarsky

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0206361

Abstract

It is proposed that magnetospheric currents above the surfaces of magnetars radiate coherent emission in analogy to pulsars. Scaling the magnetospheric parameters suggests that the coherent emission from magnetars would emerge in the infra-red or optical.

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