Recurrent bursts in GBS0526-66, the source of the 5 March 1979 γ -ray burst

The results of the observations of GBS0526–66 during 1979 1–3 have been reviewed 4 recently primarily in the context of its possible identification with the N49 supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Observations in 1981 and 1982, however, reveal a still more complex pattern of behav...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1984-01, Vol.307 (5946), p.41-43
Main Authors: Golenetskii, S. V, Ilyinskii, V. N, Mazets, E. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Gamma-ray sources
gamma-ray bursts
Humanities and Social Sciences
letter
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Stellar systems. Galactic and extragalactic objects and systems. The universe
Unidentified sources and radiation outside the solar system
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Summary:The results of the observations of GBS0526–66 during 1979 1–3 have been reviewed 4 recently primarily in the context of its possible identification with the N49 supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Observations in 1981 and 1982, however, reveal a still more complex pattern of behaviour and show both that the nature of this source of the 5 March 1979 event and its true position in space are far from being clear. Observations from Veneras 13 and 14 reveal that GBS0526–66 continues to generate weak recurrent γ -ray bursts. Thus the transient object which during the 5 March burst behaved for several minutes as a flaring X-ray pulsar 1 has since then been exhibiting a peculiar similarity with a hard X-ray burster.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/307041a0