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The X-Ray Sky

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

J. Trümper*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik D-8046 Garching, W.-Germany

Abstract

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Today X-ray astronomy encompasses almost all astronomical objects, from nearby stars to the most distant quasars. We review a few selected recent results obtained by X-ray astronomy on galactic objects like normal stars, supernova remnants, neutron stars and the black hole candidate Cyg X-1.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1981 

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