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3XMM J185246.6+003317: another low magnetic field magnetar

scholarly article

A First Look withChandraat SGR 1806-20 after the Giant Flare: Significant Spectral Softening and Rapid Flux Decay

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

A Flash in the Dark: UVES Very Large Telescope High‐Resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma‐Ray Burst Afterglows

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

A Hard X-Ray View of Scorpius X-1 withINTEGRAL: Nonthermal Emission?

A Light and Effective Wide Field Monitor for Gamma Ray Bursts and Transient Sources

A Low-Magnetic-Field Soft Gamma Repeater

scientific article published in Science

A New Technique for the Detection of Periodic Signals in ``Colored'' Power Spectra

A [CSC][ITAL]BeppoSAX[/ITAL][/CSC] Study of the Pulsating Transient X0115+63: The First X-Ray Spectrum with Four Cyclotron Harmonic Features

scholarly article

A concept for a lightweight, low-power and sensitive Silicon-based All Sky Monitor for transient sources and Gamma Ray Bursts

scholarly article published 2010

A new Swift observation of the AXP 1RXSJ170849.0‐400910

A new low magnetic field magnetar: the 2011 outburst of Swift J1822.3-1606

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

A new low-B magnetar: Swift J1822.3–1606

A new ultraluminous X-ray source in the galaxy NGC 5907

A possible new dipping X-ray source in the field of M 31

scientific article

A strongly magnetized pulsar within the grasp of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

scholarly article by Nanda Rea et al published 11 September 2013 in Letters of the Astrophysical Journal

A systematic search for new X-ray pulsators in public ROSAT HRI and BeppoSAX SMC fields

A unified timing and spectral model for the anomalous X-ray pulsars XTE J1810-197 and CXOU J164710.2-455216

ASwiftGaze into the 2006 March 29 Burst Forest of SGR 1900+14

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Accurate X-Ray Position of the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar XTE J1810-197 and Identification of Its Likely Infrared Counterpart

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Adaptive optics, near-infrared observations of magnetars

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

An Ultra-Massive Fast-Spinning White Dwarf in a Peculiar Post Common Envelope Binary System

An X-ray spectroscopic study of the pulsar 1E2259+586 and the supernova remnant G109.1-1.0 (CTB 109)

An [ITAL]XMM-Newton[/ITAL] Study of the 401 H[CLC]z[/CLC] Accreting Pulsar SAX J1808.4−3658 in Quiescence

An accreting pulsar with extreme properties drives an ultraluminous x-ray source in NGC 5907.

scientific article published on 20 February 2017

An ultramassive, fast-spinning white dwarf in a peculiar binary system.

scientific article

AnXMM‐NewtonView of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806−20: Long‐Term Variability in the Pre–Giant Flare Epoch

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Astrophysical unipolar inductors powered by GW emission

scientific article

BeppoSAX observations of the galactic center region: Soft X-rays from the radio halo of SgrA East

BeppoSAXObservations of the Young Pulsar in the Kes 75 Supernova Remnant

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Bright flares from the X-ray pulsar SWIFT J1626.6–5156

scholarly article

Broad-band characteristics of seven new hard X-ray selected cataclysmic variables

scientific article

Bursts and Flares from Highly Magnetic Pulsars

Chandra smells a RRAT

scientific article (publication date: 15 March 2007)

ChandraandXMM-Newtonobservations of the low-luminosity X-ray pulsators SAX J1324.4−6200 and SAX J1452.8−5949

scientific article

Colloquium: Measuring the neutron star equation of state using x-ray timing

Concept for an innovative wide-field camera for x-ray astronomy

Correlated Infrared and X-ray variability of the transient Anomalous X-ray Pulsar XTE J1810-197

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

DO ALL SHORT GRBs HAVE AN ASSOCIATED HOST GALAXY? THE CASE OF GRB 070707

Deep VLT infrared observations of X-ray dim isolated neutron stars

scholarly article

Detailed X-ray spectroscopy of the magnetar 1E 2259+586

scientific article published in January 2019

Detection of a Hard Tail in the X‐Ray Spectrum of the Z Source GX 349+2

scientific article

Discovery and monitoring of the likely IR counterpart of SGR 1806–20 during the 2004 γ-ray burst-active state

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Discovery of 2.6 s pulsations in SGR1627–41

Discovery of Periodic Dips in the Brightest Hard X-Ray Source of M31 with EXTraS

Discovery of Pulsations and a Possible Spectral Feature in the X‐Ray Emission from Rotating Radio Transient J1819−1458

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Discovery of X-rays from the supernova remnant G0.9+0.1

Discovery of extended X-ray emission around the highly magnetic RRAT J1819-1458

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Discovery of the X-Ray Counterpart to the Rotating Radio Transient J1819-1458

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Discovery of the optical counterpart of IGR J00291+5934 in quiescence

Doppler tomography of the transient X-ray binary Centaurus X-4 in quiescence

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

EXTraS discovery of two pulsators in the direction of the LMC: a Be/X-ray binary pulsar in the LMC and a candidate double-degenerate polar in the foreground

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Evidence of a Cyclotron Feature in the Spectrum of the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1RXS J170849−400910

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

First intermediate flare from SGR 1935+2154

From outburst to quiescence: the decay of the transient AXP XTE J1810-197

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Further Evidence that 1RXS J170849.0−400910 Is an Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

GRAWITA: VLT Survey Telescope observations of the gravitational wave sources GW150914 and GW151226

scientific article

GRB 000911: Evidence for an Associated Supernova?

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GRB 020813: Polarization in the case of a smooth optical decay

scientific article

GRB 050223: a dark GRB in a dusty starburst galaxy

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

GRB 050904 at redshift 6.3: observations of the oldest cosmic explosion after the Big Bang

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Giant outburst from the supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J17544−2619: accretion from a transient disc?

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Gravitational Radiation from Newborn Magnetars in the Virgo Cluster

scholarly article

Hard X-ray variability of Magnetar's Tails observed with INTEGRAL

IGR J16479−4514: the first eclipsing supergiant fast X-ray transient?

scholarly article

INTEGRAL,Swift, andRXTEobservations of the 518 Hz accreting transient pulsar Swift J1749.4−2807

scientific article

Indirect Evidence of an Active Radio Pulsar in the Quiescent State of the Transient Millisecond Pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Indirect evidence for an active radio pulsar in SAX J1808.4-3658 during quiescence

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LOFT: a large observatory for x-ray timing

LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

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Linking the X-ray timing and spectral properties of the glitching AXP 1RXS J170849-400910

scientific article

Long X-ray flares from the central source in RCW 103. XMM-Newton and VLT observations in the aftermath of the 2016 outburst

scientific article published in January 2019

Long term hard X-ray variability of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1RXS J170849.0–400910 discovered with INTEGRAL

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Long term spectral variability in the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1900+14

MMIV: de SGR 1806–20 Anno Mirabili

MMIV: de SGR 1806–20 Anno Mirabili

Magnetar-like X-Ray Bursts Suppress Pulsar Radio Emission

Magnetar-like activity from the central compact object in the SNR RCW103

scholarly article

Magnetars' Giant Flares: the Case of SGR 1806–20

Modelling lightcurves and spectra of transient Anomalous X-ray Pulsars

Multi-instrument X-ray monitoring of the January 2009 outburst from the recurrent magnetar candidate 1E 1547.0-5408

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Multi-wavelength observations of the radio magnetar PSR J1622-4950 and discovery of its possibly associated supernova remnant

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Multicolor observations of the afterglow of the short/hard GRB 050724

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

On the jet structure and magnetic field configuration of GRB 020813

scientific article

Optical and NIR observations of the afterglow of GRB 020813

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Optical emission from GRB 050709: a short/hard GRB in a star-forming galaxy

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Paving the way to simultaneous multi-wavelength astronomy

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

Peculiar spin frequency and radio profile evolution of PSR J1119−6127 following magnetar-like X-ray bursts

scientific article

Phase-resolved spectroscopy of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during the 2008 outburst

scientific article

Photometry and spectroscopy of GRB 060526: a detailed study of the afterglow and host galaxy of az = 3.2 gamma-ray burst

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Physics and astrophysics of strong magnetic field systems with eXTP

Polarimetric observations of GRB 011211

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Polarization evolution of the GRB 020405 afterglow

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Pre-main-sequence stars in the young open cluster NGC 1893

scientific article

Pronounced Long‐Term Flux Variability of the Anomalous X‐Ray Pulsar 1E 1048.1−5937

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Prospects for Simbol-X Observations of Magnetars

Pulsator-like Spectra from Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources and the Search for More Ultraluminous Pulsars

scholarly article

RECENT PROGRESS IN THE OBSERVATIONS OF ANOMALOUS X-RAY PULSARS

RX J0806.3+1527: A double degenerate binary with the shortest known orbital period (321s)

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

RX J0806.3-1527: Ten Years of Phase Coherent Monitoring in the Optical and X-ray Bands

Recent results on the anomalous X-ray pulsars

Relativistic jet activity from the tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole

scientific article

SAX and XTE observations of GX1+4, SMC X-1, RX J0146.9+6121 and 4U 0142+614, a sample of X-ray pulsators with extreme properties

SGR 0418+5729: a low-magnetic-field magnetar

SGR 1806−20: Evidence for a Superstrong Magnetic Field from Quasi‐Periodic Oscillations

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SGR 1806-20 about two years after the giant flare: Suzaku, XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL observations

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Search for FRB and FRB-like single pulses in Parkes magnetar data

Search for gamma-ray emission from magnetars with the Fermi large area telescope

scholarly article

Search for radio pulsations in four anomalous X-ray pulsars and discovery of two new pulsars

Simultaneous multi-band radio and X-ray observations of the Galactic Center magnetar Sgr 1745-2900

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Spectral Modeling of the High-Energy Emission of the Magnetar 4U 0142+614

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger

scientific article

Strong bursts from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408 observed with the INTEGRAL/SPI anti-coincidence shield

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Suzaku observation of the new soft gamma repeater SGR 0501+4516 in outburst

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Swift J0525.6+2416 and IGR J04571+4527: two new hard X-ray-selected magnetic cataclysmic variables identified withXMM–Newton

scientific article

Swift and Chandra confirm the intensity-hardness correlation of the AXP 1RXS J170849.0–400910

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Swift observations of IGR J16479-4514 in outburst

scholarly article

SwiftX-ray and ultraviolet observations of the shortest orbital period double-degenerate system RX J0806.3+1527 (HM Cnc)

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The 1998 outburst of the X–ray transient XTE J2012+381 as observed with BeppoSAX

scholarly article

The 5–9 second X-ray pulsars

The BMW (Brera-Multiscale-Wavelet) Catalogue of Serendipitous X-Ray Sources

The Be/X-ray transient KS 1947+300

scholarly article

The Detection of Variability from the Candidate Infrared Counterpart to the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1E 1048.1−5937

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The Discovery of 13 second X-Ray Pulsations from the Hydrogen-depleted Subdwarf O6 Star Binary HD 49798

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The Discovery of 8.9 Second Pulsations from the Variable X-Ray Source 2E 0050.1−7247 in the Small Magellanic Cloud

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The Discovery of Quiescent X-Ray Emission from SAX J1808.4−3658, the Transient 2.5 Millisecond Pulsar

The Discovery of Rapid X-Ray Oscillations in the Tail of the SGR 1806-20 Hyperflare

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The Discovery of a State-Dependent Hard Tail in the X-Ray Spectrum of the Luminous Z Source GX 17+2

The EXTraS project: Exploring the X-ray transient and variable sky

scientific article published in June 2021

The Electromagnetic Spectrumof AXPS

The First Orbital Period of a Very Bright and Fast Nova in M31: M31N 2013-01b

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The First X-ray Eclipse of IGR J16479-4514?

The FirstXMM‐NewtonObservations of the Soft Gamma‐Ray Repeater SGR 1900+14

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The Glitches of the Anomalous X‐Ray Pulsar 1RXS J170849.0−400910

scientific article

The Infrared Counterpart to the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1RXS J170849-400910

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The LOFT mission concept: a status update

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The Large Observatory for x-ray timing

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The Multi-frequency Robotic facility REM: first results

scholarly article

The Post‐Burst Awakening of the Anomalous X‐Ray Pulsar in Westerlund 1

The Progenitor of a Type Ia Supernova with a Short Delay Time?

The Pulse-Phase–dependent Spectrum of the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar 1RXS J170849−400910

The Quiescent X‐Ray Emission of Three Transient X‐Ray Pulsars

The REM telescope: detecting the near infra-red counterparts of Gamma-Ray Bursts and the prompt behavior of their optical continuum

article by Zerbi F. M. et al published December 2001 in Astronomische Nachrichten

The Soft and Medium-Energy X-Ray Variability of NGC 5548: A Reanalysis of EXOSAT Observations

The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances

scholarly article

The Transient X‐Ray Pulsar 4U 0115+63 from Quiescence to Outburst through the Centrifugal Transition

The Variable Quiescence of Centaurus X‐4

scientific article

The X-ray emission of the highly magnetic RRAT J1819–1458

2008 scholarly article

The X‐Ray Source at the Center of the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The Zoo of X–Ray Sources in the Galactic Center Region: Observations withBeppoSAX

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The afterglows of swift-era gamma-ray bursts. I. Comparing pre-Swift and swift-era Long/Soft (Type II) GRB optical afterglows

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The afterglows of swift-era gamma-ray bursts. II. Type I GRB versus type II GRB optical afterglows

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The calm after the storm: XMM-Newton observation of SGR 1806–20  two months after the Giant Flare of 2004 December 27

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The discovery and study of the optical counterparts of the transient X-ray pulsars RX J0052.1-7319 and XTE J0111.2-7317 in the SMC

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The discovery of 13 s X-ray pulsations from the hydrogen depleted subdwarf O6 star binary HD49798

The discovery of 8.7 s pulsations from the ultrasoft X-ray source 4U0142+61

The discovery of 8.7 second pulsations from the ultrasoft X-ray source 4U 0142+61

article by G. L. Israel et al published September 1994 in The Astrophysical Journal

The discovery of a massive white dwarf in the peculiar binary system HD 49798∕RX J0648.0–4418

The dust-scattering X-ray rings of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The extended X–ray emission around RRAT J1819–1458

The first Suzaku observation of SGR 1806–20

The frontier of darkness: the cases of GRB 040223, GRB 040422, GRB 040624

The identification of the optical/IR counterpart of the 15.8-s transient X–ray pulsar XTE J1946+274

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The identification of the optical/IR counterpart of the 29.5-s transient X-ray pulsar GS 1843+009

scientific article

The magnetar candidate AX  J1818.8−1559

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The massive and fast-spinning white dwarf companion of HD 49798

The nature of the X-ray transient MAXI J0556−332

scholarly article

The optical afterglow of GRB 000911: Evidence for an associated supernova?

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The optical counterpart of IGR J00291+5934 in quiescence

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The optical counterparts of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars during quiescence

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The outburst decay of the low magnetic field magnetar Sgr 0418+5729

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The short GRB 070707 afterglow and its very faint host galaxy

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The short/hard GRB 050709 and its star-forming host galaxy

The supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J18483−0311 in quiescence:XMM-Newton,SwiftandChandraobservations

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The supergiant fast X-ray transients XTE J1739-302 and IGR J08408-4503 in quiescence withXMM-Newton

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The weak INTEGRAL bursts GRB 040223 and GRB 040624: an emerging population of dark afterglows

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Three XMM-Newton observations of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1–5937: Long term variations in spectrum and pulsed fraction

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Timing and spectral changes of the Be X-ray transient EXO 0531-6609.2 through high and low state

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Transient Phenomena in Anomalous X-ray Pulsars

UV and X-ray pulse amplitude variability in the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038

scientific article published in April 2022

UVES/VLT high resolution spectroscopy of GRB 050730 afterglow: probing the features of the GRB environment

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Understanding AXPs and SGRs through the December 2004 SGR 1806–20's Hyperflare

Unipolar inductor model coupled to GW emission: energy budget and model application to RX J0806+15 and RX J1914+24

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Unveiling the Nature of the 321 Second Modulation in RX J0806.3+1527: Near‐SimultaneousChandraand Very Large Telescope Observations

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Unveiling the nature of INTEGRAL objects through optical spectroscopy

scientific article

V39: An unusual object in the field of IC 1613

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

VLT/NACO near-infrared observations of the transient radio magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

VLT/NACO observations of the high-magnetic field radio pulsar PSR J1119-6127

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Wide-band Suzaku analysis of the persistent emission from Sgr 0501+4516 during the 2008 outburst

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

X-ray and optical observations of the unique binary system HD 49798/RX J0648.0-4418

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

X-ray eclipse time delays in 4U 2129+47

scientific article

X-ray emission from the luminous O-type subdwarf HD 49798 and its compact companion

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

XIPE: the X-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

scientific article (publication date: 24 August 2013)

XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

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XMM-Newton observations of the Soft Gamma Ray Repeater SGR 1627-41 in a low luminosity state

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

XMM-Newton observations of two transient millisecond X-ray pulsars in quiescence

scholarly article

XMM-NewtonObservation of the 5.25 Millisecond Transient Pulsar XTE J1807-294 in Outburst

XMM-NewtonObservations of IGR J00291+5934: Signs of a Thermal Spectral Component during Quiescence

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XMM-NewtonandSwiftobservations of XTE J1743-363

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XMM-Newtonobservations of IGR J18410-0535: the ingestion of a clump by a supergiant fast X-ray transient

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Xmm-Newton discovery of 2.6 s pulsations in the soft gamma-ray repeater Sgr 1627-41

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

X–ray/optical observations of A0535+26/HDE 245770 in quiescence

[CSC][ITAL]BeppoSAX[/ITAL][/CSC] and [ITAL]Chandra[/ITAL] Observations of SAX J0103.2−7209 = 2E 0101.5−7225: A New Persistent 345 Second X-Ray Pulsar in the Small Magellanic Cloud

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

eXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission

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