The longest thermonuclear X - ray burst ever observed ?
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A long flux enhancement, with an exponential decay time of 86 min, is detected in 4U 1735−44 with the BeppoSAX Wide Field Cameras. We argue that this is a type I X-ray burst, making it the longest such burst ever observed. Current theories for thermonuclear bursts predict shorter and more frequent bursts for the observed persistent accretion rate.
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