Observations of the quiescent X-ray transients GRS 1124-684 (=GU Mus) and Cen X-4 (=V822 Cen) taken with ULTRACAM on the VLT
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Observations of the quiescent X-ray transients GRS 1124–684 (=GU Mus) and Cen X-4 (=V822 Cen) taken with ULTRACAM on the VLT
We present high time-resolution multicolour optical observations of the quiescent X-ray transients GRS 1124–684 (=GU Mus) and Cen X-4 (=V822 Cen) obtained with ULTRACAM. Superimposed on the secondary stars’ ellipsoidal modulation in both objects are large flares on time-scales of 30–60 min as well as several distinct rapid flares on time-scales of a few minutes, most of which show further varia...
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عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0035-8711,1365-2966
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16262.x