X-Ray Astronomy in the Exosat Era Proceedings of the XVIII ESLAB Sysmposium, held in The Hague, The Netherlands, 5–9 November 1984

Algol is a triple system containing a 70 hr eclipsing binary (K IV and B8 V) in a 694 day orbit with an A V star. The X-ray emission from this system (Schnopper et al 1976) is thought to be associated with a corona surrounding the lobe filling and synchron­ ously rotating K IV star. This is based on...

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Other Authors: Peacock, A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1985, 1985
Edition:1st ed. 1985
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Table of Contents:
  • I / Galactic X-Ray Astronomy
  • Section I: Stellar Coronae and Isolated White Dwarfs
  • Section II: Cataclysmic Variables
  • Section III: X-Ray Binary Sources — Low Mass/High Mass Systems
  • Section IV: Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium
  • II / Extragalactic X-Ray Astronomy
  • Section V: Active Galactic Nuclei
  • Section VI: Clusters of Galaxies
  • Section VII: Other Extragalactic Topics
  • III
  • Section VIII: Instrumentation/General Interest
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects