The HEAO-1 neutron star timing experiment
Abstract
The HEAO-1 neutron star timing experiment is presented. The scientific motivation for the experiment, the reasons for the choice of Her X-1 and Vela X-1 as promising sources to study, the methodology, and the current status of the experiment are summarized.
- Publication:
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Marshall Space Flight Center HEAO Science Symposium
- Pub Date:
- November 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979msfc.symp..223L
- Keywords:
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- Heao 1;
- Neutron Stars;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Stellar Mass;
- X Ray Sources;
- Deposition;
- Experiment Design;
- Power Spectra;
- Radiant Flux Density;
- Time Measurement;
- Astrophysics