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First VLF detections of ionospheric disturbances due to Soft Gamma Ray Repeater SGR J1550-5418 and Gamma Ray Burst GRB 090424

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Abstract

We present the first report of the detection of sudden ionospheric disturbances (SIDs) due to a Soft Gamma Ray Repeater (SGR) SGR J1550-5418 and a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) GRB 090424. These detections were made with receiving stations of Indian Centre for Space Physics which were monitoring Very Low Frequency signals (VLFs) from the VTX transmitter located at the southern tip of Indian sub-continent. These positive detections add to the list of a handful of similar detections of other GRBs and SGRs throughout the world.

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  1. S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, JD-Block, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700 098, India

    Sandip K. Chakrabarti

  2. Indian Centre for Space Physics, 43 Chalantika, Garia Station Road, Kolkata, 700 084, India

    Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Sushanta K. Mandal, Sudipta Sasmal & Debashis Bhowmick

  3. Indian Centre for Space Physics, Malda Branch, Atul Market, Malda, 732 101, West Bengal, India

    Asit K. Choudhury

  4. NCRA/TIFR, Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411 007, Maharastra, India

    Narendra N. Patra

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Chakrabarti, S.K., Mandal, S.K., Sasmal, S. et al. First VLF detections of ionospheric disturbances due to Soft Gamma Ray Repeater SGR J1550-5418 and Gamma Ray Burst GRB 090424. Indian J Phys 84, 1461–1466 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-010-0145-5

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