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Balloon Observations of the X-ray Pulsar Vela XR-1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

M. L. Duldig ,
M. W. Emery ,
A. G. Fenton ,
K. B. Fenton ,
J. G. Greenhill  and
R. M. Thomas
M. L. Duldig
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tasmania
M. W. Emery
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tasmania
A. G. Fenton
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tasmania
K. B. Fenton
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tasmania
J. G. Greenhill
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tasmania
R. M. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Tasmania
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Extract

The initial flight of the University of Tasmania balloon-borne X-ray telescope was made from Parkes on Dec. 2, 1976. During the flight, enhanced X-ray emission was observed from the directions of 3U0900-40 (Vela XR-1), GX301-2 and the Galactic Centre. In this paper we report on the performance of the payload during the 11 hour flight and describe the preliminary results thus far obtained.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , September 1977 , pp. 117 - 118
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1977

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