Ultrahigh Energy Activity in Giant Magnetar Outbursts
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The recent superflare of 27 December 2004 from the magnetar SGR 1806-20 was the brightest extrasolar flash ever recorded in the modern era. The chances for seeing exotic ultrahigh energy (UHE) radiation neutrons, neutrinos, gamma rays and charged cosmic rays from it are far better from an energetic point of view than from cosmological gamma ray bursts (GRBs). The chances for detecting the various components are discussed in light of recent data from the
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