Program: GN-2007A-DD-1

Title:Immediate near-IR observations following an Anomalous X-ray Pulsar burst
PI:Cindy Tam
Co-I(s): Victoria Kaspi, Zhongxiang Wang, Marten van Kerkwijk

Abstract

We are requesting DDT time on Gemini-N with NIRI as soon as possible in order to observe a magnetar, 4U 0142+61, which just exhibited a large X-ray burst, by far the largest seen from this source (see ATEL 994, www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=994).

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