X-ray observations of ultraluminous X-ray sources
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X-ray observations of ultraluminous X-ray sources
Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are amongst the most intriguing of X-ray source classes. Their extreme luminosities greater than 10 erg s in the 0.3 – 10 keV band alone suggest either the presence of black holes larger than those regularly encountered in our own Galaxy (the Galactic centre excepted), or sources apparently radiating well above the Eddington limit. We review the insights affor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Astrophysics and Space Science
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0004-640X,1572-946X
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-007-9547-z