X-ray survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud by ROSAT
Abstract
The central region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) contains a variety of astrophysical objects including supernova remnants, X-ray binary systems, the 30 Doradus complex of hot stars, as well as supernova 1987A. A survey in X-rays of this region, taken as the 'first light' observations with the Röntgen Observatory Satellite (ROSAT), reveals 45 individual sources. Fifteen of these are new; the brightest is probably a new and strongly variable low-mass X-ray binary.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- February 1991
- DOI:
- 10.1038/349579a0
- Bibcode:
- 1991Natur.349..579T
- Keywords:
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- Magellanic Clouds;
- Rosat Mission;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- Diffuse Radiation;
- Emission Spectra;
- Hot Stars;
- Supernova Remnants;
- X Ray Binaries;
- Astrophysics