Activity of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1900+14 in 1998 from Konus-Wind Observations: 2. The Giant August 27 Outburst

E. P. Mazets, T. L. Cline, R. L. Aptekar +5

The results of observations of the giant 1998 August 27 outburst in SGR 1900+14 are presented. A comparison is made of the two extremely intense events on August 27, 1998 and March…