The infrared counterpart and proper motion of magnetar SGR0501+4516

[Aims] Soft gamma repeaters (SGRs) are highly magnetised neutron stars (magnetars) notable for their gamma-ray and X-ray outbursts. We used near-infrared (NIR) imaging of SGR 0501+4516 in the days, weeks, and years after its 2008 outburst to characterise the multi-wavelength emission, and to obtain...

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Authors: Chrimes, Ashley, Levan, Andrew J., Lyman, Joseph D., Borghese, Alice, Dhillon, Vik S., Esposito, Paolo, Fraser, Morgan, Fruchter, A. S., Götz, Diego, Hounsell, R. A., Israel, Gian Luca, Kouveliotou, C., Mereghetti, Sandro, Mignani, R., Perna, Rosalba, Rea, Nanda, Skillen, Ian, Steeghs, Danny, Tanvir, N., Wiersema, K., Wright, Nicholas J., Zane, Silvia
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/394751
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/394751
http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08892v1
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:ISM: supernova remnants
Proper motions
Stars: individual: SGR0501+4516
Stars: kinematics and dynamics
Stars: magnetars
Stars: neutron
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Summary:[Aims] Soft gamma repeaters (SGRs) are highly magnetised neutron stars (magnetars) notable for their gamma-ray and X-ray outbursts. We used near-infrared (NIR) imaging of SGR 0501+4516 in the days, weeks, and years after its 2008 outburst to characterise the multi-wavelength emission, and to obtain a proper motion from our long temporal baseline observations.

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