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Astronomy · L5 · Magnetars: Extreme Fields, Giant Flares, and the Fast Radio Burst Connection · flowchart

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Magnetic stress buildsin the rigid neutron-star crustCrust fractures?(starquake)Gradual field decay:persistent X-ray emissionLarge-scale magneticreconnection releases energyGiant flare:hard spike + pulsating tailRadio burstcoincident?Candidate FRB-magnetar link(FRB 200428)NoYesYes (e.g. SGR 1935+2154)

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