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X-ray Surveys of the Magellanic Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

David J. Helfand*
Affiliation:
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University

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The proximity, well-determined distance, and low foreground obscuration of the Magellanic Clouds makes them an ideal target for the study of galactic X-ray source populations. Steady progress since the initial detection of X-rays from the LMC in 1968 culminated in the recent Einstein Observatory surveys from which over three dozen supernova remnants and ~10 compact binaries have been identified. In this review, we record the 15-year history of Magellanic Cloud X-ray research, summarize our current knowledge, and offer a brief prospectus of what the next 15 years may hold.

Type
Supernova Remnants, Radio Continuum, X-ray Sources
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984 

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