X-ray binary systems : Ariel V SSI observations

The basis of our current theoretical understanding of galactic x-ray sources is reviewed. Models are outlined involving close binary systems containing a compact object accreting mass which has been lost from the nondegenerate star by a variety of mechanisms. The present status of galactic x-ray ast...

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Main Author: Watson, Michael Geoffrey
Published: University of Leicester 1979
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.476641