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Discovery of QPO from X Persei with RXTE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Toshiaki Takeshima*
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Universities Space Research Aassociation takeshim@ginpo.gsfc.nasa.gov

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X Persei is a Be X-ray binary pulsar with ~835-sec pulsation period. Different from most other Be X-ray binaries, X Persei does not exhibit X-ray outbursts. A binary period of ~580 days has been suggested, but is not confirmed the by follow-up observations.

Type
Session 3: Diagnostics of High Gravity Objects with X- and Gamma Rays
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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