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High-energy emission from a magnetar giant flare in the Sculptor galaxy
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Ajello, M. (author)
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Atwood, W. B. (author)
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- Axelsson, Magnus (author)
- KTH,Partikel- och astropartikelfysik
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Baldini, L. (author)
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Barbiellini, G. (author)
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Baring, M. G. (author)
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Bastieri, D. (author)
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Bellazzini, R. (author)
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Berretta, A. (author)
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Bissaldi, E. (author)
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Blandford, R. D. (author)
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Bonino, R. (author)
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Bregeon, J. (author)
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Bruel, P. (author)
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Buehler, R. (author)
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Burns, E. (author)
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Buson, S. (author)
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Cameron, R. A. (author)
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Caraveo, P. A. (author)
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Cavazzuti, E. (author)
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Chen, S. (author)
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Cheung, C. C. (author)
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Chiaro, G. (author)
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Ciprini, S. (author)
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Costantin, D. (author)
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Crnogorcevic, M. (author)
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Cutini, S. (author)
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D’Ammando, F. (author)
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de la Torre Luque, P. (author)
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de Palma, F. (author)
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Digel, S. W. (author)
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Di Lalla, N. (author)
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Di Venere, L. (author)
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Dirirsa, F. F. (author)
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Fukazawa, Y. (author)
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Funk, S. (author)
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Fusco, P. (author)
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Gargano, F. (author)
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Giglietto, N. (author)
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Gill, R. (author)
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Giordano, F. (author)
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Giroletti, M. (author)
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Granot, J. (author)
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Green, D. (author)
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Grenier, I. A. (author)
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Griffin, S. (author)
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Guiriec, S. (author)
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Hays, E. (author)
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Horan, D. (author)
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- Jóhannesson, Gudlaugur (author)
- KTH,Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA
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Kerr, M. (author)
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Kovačević, M. (author)
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Kuss, M. (author)
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- Larsson, Stefan (author)
- Högskolan Dalarna,KTH,Partikel- och astropartikelfysik,Naturvetenskap,KTH Royal Inst Technol / Oskar Klein Ctr Cosmoparticle Phys
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Latronico, L. (author)
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Li, J. (author)
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Longo, F. (author)
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Loparco, F. (author)
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Lovellette, M. N. (author)
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Lubrano, P. (author)
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Maldera, S. (author)
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Manfreda, A. (author)
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Martí-Devesa, G. (author)
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Mazziotta, M. N. (author)
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McEnery, J. E. (author)
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Mereu, I. (author)
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Michelson, P. F. (author)
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Mizuno, T. (author)
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Monzani, M. E. (author)
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Morselli, A. (author)
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Moskalenko, I. V. (author)
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Negro, M. (author)
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Omodei, N. (author)
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Orienti, M. (author)
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Orlando, E. (author)
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Paliya, V. S. (author)
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Paneque, D. (author)
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Pei, Z. (author)
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Pesce-Rollins, M. (author)
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Piron, F. (author)
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Poon, H. (author)
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Porter, T. A. (author)
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Principe, G. (author)
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Racusin, J. L. (author)
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Rainò, S. (author)
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Rando, R. (author)
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Rani, B. (author)
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Razzaque, S. (author)
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Reimer, A. (author)
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Reimer, O. (author)
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Parkinson, P. M. S. (author)
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Scargle, J. D. (author)
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Scotton, L. (author)
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Serini, D. (author)
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Sgrò, C. (author)
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Siskind, E. J. (author)
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Spandre, G. (author)
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Spinelli, P. (author)
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Tajima, H. (author)
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Takahashi, M. N. (author)
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Tak, D. (author)
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Torres, D. F. (author)
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Tosti, G. (author)
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Troja, E. (author)
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Wadiasingh, Z. (author)
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Wood, K. (author)
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Yassine, M. (author)
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Yusafzai, A. (author)
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Zaharijas, G. (author)
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- 2021-01-13
- 2021
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In: Nature Astronomy. - : Springer Nature. - 2397-3366. ; 5:4, s. 385-391
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Abstract
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- Magnetars are the most highly magnetized neutron stars in the cosmos (with magnetic field 1013–1015 G). Giant flares from magnetars are rare, short-duration (about 0.1 s) bursts of hard X-rays and soft γ rays1,2. Owing to the limited sensitivity and energy coverage of previous telescopes, no magnetar giant flare has been detected at gigaelectronvolt (GeV) energies. Here, we report the discovery of GeV emission from a magnetar giant flare on 15 April 2020 (refs. 3,4 and A. J. Castro-Tirado et al., manuscript in preparation). The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected GeV γ rays from 19 s until 284 s after the initial detection of a signal in the megaelectronvolt (MeV) band. Our analysis shows that these γ rays are spatially associated with the nearby (3.5 megaparsecs) Sculptor galaxy and are unlikely to originate from a cosmological γ-ray burst. Thus, we infer that the γ rays originated with the magnetar giant flare in Sculptor. We suggest that the GeV signal is generated by an ultra-relativistic outflow that first radiates the prompt MeV-band photons, and then deposits its energy far from the stellar magnetosphere. After a propagation delay, the outflow interacts with environmental gas and produces shock waves that accelerate electrons to very high energies; these electrons then emit GeV γ rays as optically thin synchrotron radiation. This observation implies that a relativistic outflow is associated with the magnetar giant flare, and suggests the possibility that magnetars can power some short γ-ray bursts.
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- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)
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- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)
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Ajello, M.
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Atwood, W. B.
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Axelsson, Magnus
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Baldini, L.
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Barbiellini, G.
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Baring, M. G.
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Bastieri, D.
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Bellazzini, R.
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Berretta, A.
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Bissaldi, E.
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Blandford, R. D.
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Bonino, R.
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Bregeon, J.
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Bruel, P.
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Buehler, R.
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Burns, E.
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Buson, S.
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Cameron, R. A.
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Caraveo, P. A.
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Cavazzuti, E.
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Chen, S.
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Cheung, C. C.
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Chiaro, G.
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Ciprini, S.
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Costantin, D.
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Crnogorcevic, M.
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Cutini, S.
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D’Ammando, F.
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de la Torre Luqu ...
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de Palma, F.
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Digel, S. W.
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Di Lalla, N.
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Di Venere, L.
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Dirirsa, F. F.
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Fukazawa, Y.
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Funk, S.
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Fusco, P.
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Gargano, F.
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Giglietto, N.
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Gill, R.
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Giordano, F.
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Giroletti, M.
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Granot, J.
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Green, D.
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Grenier, I. A.
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Griffin, S.
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Guiriec, S.
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Hays, E.
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Horan, D.
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Jóhannesson, Gud ...
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Kerr, M.
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Kovačević, M.
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Kuss, M.
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Larsson, Stefan
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Latronico, L.
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Li, J.
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Longo, F.
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Loparco, F.
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Lovellette, M. N ...
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Lubrano, P.
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Maldera, S.
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Manfreda, A.
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Martí-Devesa, G.
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Mazziotta, M. N.
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McEnery, J. E.
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Mereu, I.
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Michelson, P. F.
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Mizuno, T.
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Monzani, M. E.
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Morselli, A.
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Moskalenko, I. V ...
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Negro, M.
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Omodei, N.
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Orienti, M.
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Orlando, E.
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Paliya, V. S.
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Paneque, D.
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Pei, Z.
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Pesce-Rollins, M ...
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Piron, F.
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Poon, H.
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Porter, T. A.
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Principe, G.
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Racusin, J. L.
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Rainò, S.
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Rando, R.
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Rani, B.
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Razzaque, S.
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Reimer, A.
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Reimer, O.
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Parkinson, P. M. ...
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Scargle, J. D.
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Scotton, L.
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Serini, D.
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Sgrò, C.
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Siskind, E. J.
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Spandre, G.
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Spinelli, P.
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Tajima, H.
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Takahashi, M. N.
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Tak, D.
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Torres, D. F.
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Tosti, G.
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Troja, E.
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Wadiasingh, Z.
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Wood, K.
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Yassine, M.
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Yusafzai, A.
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Zaharijas, G.
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