X-ray astronomy in the Uhuru epoch and beyond.
Abstract
A review of results from the Uhuru satellite is presented. An intensive treatment of two subjects is given, rather than a broad review. First, Cyg X-1, a stellar X-ray source and a candidate for a black hole, is discussed; second, the X-ray source in the Perseus cluster of galaxies, which may be a cloud of hot intergalactic gas, is treated. In both cases, the train of logic used in establishing the nature of these objects is presented and evaluated. For both, while alternative explanations cannot be completely eliminated, they become more difficult to sustain when examined in detail, suggesting that the candidate explanations are more likely correct.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- May 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1086/153559
- Bibcode:
- 1975ApJ...197..689K
- Keywords:
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- Black Holes (Astronomy);
- Intergalactic Media;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Uhuru Satellite;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- X Ray Stars;
- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Compton Effect;
- Galactic Clusters;
- Radial Velocity;
- Satellite Observation;
- Astrophysics