Exploring the super-orbital periodic behaviour of X-Ray binaries

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Quasi-periodic super-orbital modulations are an established feature of several luminous X-ray binaries. The mechanisms that have been proposed to be responsible for such modulations include irradiation-driven warping/tilting and tidally...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kotze, Marissa Mimi
Other Authors: Charles, PA
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11038