A Characterization of the Brightness Oscillations during Thermonuclear Bursts from 4U 1636−536
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A Characterization of the Brightness Oscillations during Thermonuclear Bursts from 4u 1636[536
The discovery of nearly coherent brightness oscillations during thermonuclear X-ray bursts from six neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries has opened up a new way to study the propagation of thermonuclear burning and may ultimately lead to greater understanding of thermonuclear propagation in other astrophysical contexts, such as in Type Ia supernovae. Here, we report detailed analyses of the D58...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0004-637X,1538-4357
DOI: 10.1086/308438