Supergiant fast X-ray transients and their place within the high mass X-ray binary population

Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients (SFXT) are a class of HMXB that have only recently been unveiled by the wide field, high sensitivity monitoring of the Galactic Plane performed by the INTEGRAL observatory. Characterised by rapid X-ray flaring behaviour, on the order of hours, these extreme transient...

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Main Author: Drave, Sebastian
Other Authors: Bird, Antony
Published: University of Southampton 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.577267