Pulse Profiles, Accretion Column Dips and a Flare in GX 1+4 During a Faint State
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The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) spacecraft observed the X-ray pulsar GX 1+4 for a period of 34 hours on July 19/2
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تاریخ انتشار 1999