VLBA Astrometry of the Fastest-spinning Magnetar Swift J1818.0−1607: A Large Trigonometric Distance and a Small Transverse Velocity

In addition to being the most magnetic objects in the known Universe, magnetars are the only objects observed to generate fast-radio-burst-like emissions. The formation mechanism of magnetars is still highly debated and may potentially be probed with the magnetar velocity distribution. We carried ou...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Main Authors:	Hao Ding, Marcus E. Lower, Adam T. Deller, Ryan M. Shannon, Fernando Camilo, John Sarkissian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Very long baseline interferometry Magnetars Radio pulsars Proper motions Annual parallax
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad5550