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Detailed studies of the nonperiodic time variability of several galactic x-ray sources
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Weisskopf, M. C. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | Computer software necessary for the analysis of the time variability of X-ray sources was developed and tested. Seventy-one Uhuru observations of the black hole candidate Cygnus X-1 were also examined. Data show that the X-ray emission can be best represented as arising from randomly occurring X-ray flares with a mean rate of occurrence of 18 flares/sec and a mean cooling time of approximately 1/2 sec. Furthermore data show that photons in the 2 to 16 keV bandwidth arise from within the same flares. Finally, it was found that the mean flare rate and cooling time have been constant since the source underwent a spectral transition in March 1971. Long term variations of several parameters associated with the X-ray emission from this object were studied. |
| File Size | 667570 |
| Page Count | 32 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19750013132 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9w13v44w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Cygnus Constellation Galaxies Computer Systems Programs Black Holes Astronomy Uhuru Satellite X Ray Sources Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |