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Temporal x-ray astronomy with a pinhole camera. [cygnus and scorpius constellation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Holt, S. S. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | Preliminary results from the Ariel-5 all-sky X-ray monitor are presented, along with sufficient experiment details to define the experiment sensitivity. Periodic modulation of the X-ray emission was investigated from three sources with which specific periods were associated, with the results that the 4.8 hour variation from Cyg X-3 was confirmed, a long-term average 5.6 day variation from Cyg X-1 was discovered, and no detectable 0.787 day modulation of Sco X-1 was observed. Consistency of the long-term Sco X-1 emission with a shot-noise model is discussed, wherein the source behavior is shown to be interpretable as approximately 100 flares per day, each with a duration of several hours. A sudden increase in the Cyg X-1 intensity by almost a factor of three on 22 April 1975 is reported, after 5 months of relative source constancy. The light curve of a bright nova-like transient source in Triangulum is presented, and compared with previously observed transient sources. Preliminary evidence for the existence of X-ray bursts with duration less than 1 hour is offered. |
| File Size | 2055463 |
| Page Count | 42 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19750016524 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8kd6p652 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Cygnus Constellation All Sky Photography Ariel Satellites Signal To Noise Ratios Scorpius Constellation Light Curve X Ray Astronomy 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 |