Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
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Articles | Volume 35, issue 3
Articles | Volume 35, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-345-2017
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Articles | Volume 35, issue 3
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07 Mar 2017
Regular paper |  | 07 Mar 2017

Ionospheric response to magnetar flare: signature of SGR J1550–5418 on coherent ionospheric Doppler radar

Ayman Mahrous

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This is the first time a traveling ionospheric disturbance caused by an extraterrestrial source like a magnetar has been detected. The source entered an active phase on 22 January 2009, during which a large number of bursts were observed by several satellites. We detected its ionospheric signature using the coherent ionospheric Doppler radar system. In general, the Earth's ionosphere is a gigantic detector that responds to the ionizing radiation emitted through high-energy astrophysical objects.
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