A review of the MIT OSO-7 - X-ray astronomy results
Abstract
Approximately three years of data on celestial X-ray sources have been obtained using the MIT instrumentation aboard the OSO-7 satellite. The detection system consists of two banks of proportional counters which view the sky through 1- and 3-deg collimators (FWHM) and cover a 1 to 60-keV energy range in five broad energy intervals. A sky map of the X-ray intensity which has been derived directly from several hundred days of edited raw data is presented. The results obtained for three important compact galactic sources are discussed in detail: Sco X-1, Her X-1 and Cyg X-1. In addition, the results of observations of the supernova remnant IC 443, supernova 1972e, and a unique flare source, GX 354+3, are presented.
- Publication:
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X-Rays in Space - Cosmic, Solar, and Auroral X-Rays, Volume 1
- Pub Date:
- 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975xris.conf..172M
- Keywords:
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- Oso-7;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- X Ray Stars;
- Astronomical Maps;
- Binary Stars;
- Satellite Observation;
- Stellar Radiation;
- Supernovae;
- Astronomy