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43 relations: Accretion disk, Apparent magnitude, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astrophysical jet, Be/X-ray binary, Binary star, Black hole, Cambridge University Press, Centrifugal mechanism of acceleration, Chandra X-ray Observatory, Compact star, Cygnus X-1, Electromagnetic radiation, Fermi acceleration, Gamma ray, Globular cluster, GRS 1915+105, LS I +61 303, Main sequence, Milky Way, Neutron star, Nuclear fusion, Positron, Quasar, Red giant, Roche lobe, Soft X-ray transient, Solar mass, SS 433, Star, Stellar wind, Super soft X-ray source, Supergiant star, Superluminal motion, Symbiotic binary, Vela Pulsar, Vela X-1, White dwarf, X-ray, X-ray burster, X-ray pulsar, 4U 0614+091, 4U 1700-37.
Accretion disk
An accretion disk is a structure (often a circumstellar disk) formed by diffused material in orbital motion around a massive central body.
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Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics.
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Astrophysical jet
An astrophysical jet is an astronomical phenomenon where outflows of ionised matter are emitted as an extended beam along the axis of rotation.
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Be/X-ray binary
Be/X-ray binaries (BeXRBs) are a class of high-mass X-ray binaries that consist of a Be star and a neutron star.
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Binary star
A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common barycenter.
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Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing—not even particles and electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from inside it.
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.
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Centrifugal mechanism of acceleration
Centrifugal acceleration of astroparticles to relativistic energies might take place in rotating astrophysical objects (see also Fermi acceleration).
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Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), previously known as the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), is a Flagship-class space observatory launched on STS-93 by NASA on July 23, 1999.
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Compact star
In astronomy, the term "compact star" (or "compact object") refers collectively to white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes.
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Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 (abbreviated Cyg X-1) is a galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus, and the first such source widely accepted to be a black hole.
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Electromagnetic radiation
In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) refers to the waves (or their quanta, photons) of the electromagnetic field, propagating (radiating) through space-time, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy.
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Fermi acceleration
Fermi acceleration, sometimes referred to as diffusive shock acceleration (a subclass of Fermi acceleration On the Origin of the Cosmic Radiation, E. Fermi, Physical Review 75, pp. 1169-1174, 1949), is the acceleration that charged particles undergo when being repeatedly reflected, usually by a magnetic mirror (see also Centrifugal mechanism of acceleration).
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Gamma ray
A gamma ray or gamma radiation (symbol γ or \gamma), is penetrating electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei.
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Globular cluster
A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite.
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GRS 1915+105
GRS 1915+105 or V1487 Aquilae is an X-ray binary star system which features a regular star and a black hole.
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LS I +61 303
LS I +61 303 is a microquasar, a binary system containing a massive star and a compact object.
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Main sequence
In astronomy, the main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appear on plots of stellar color versus brightness.
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Milky Way
The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.
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Neutron star
A neutron star is the collapsed core of a large star which before collapse had a total of between 10 and 29 solar masses.
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Nuclear fusion
In nuclear physics, nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei come close enough to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).
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Positron
The positron or antielectron is the antiparticle or the antimatter counterpart of the electron.
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Quasar
A quasar (also known as a QSO or quasi-stellar object) is an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN).
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Red giant
A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.3–8 solar masses) in a late phase of stellar evolution.
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Roche lobe
The Roche lobe (or Roche limit) is the region around a star in a binary system within which orbiting material is gravitationally bound to that star.
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Soft X-ray transient
Soft X-ray transients (SXT) are composed of some type of compact object and some type of "normal", low mass star (i.e. a star with a mass of some fraction of the Sun's mass).
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Solar mass
The solar mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately.
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SS 433
SS 433 is one of the most exotic star systems observed.
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Star
A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.
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Stellar wind
A stellar wind is a flow of gas ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star.
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Super soft X-ray source
A luminous supersoft X-ray source (SSXS, or SSS) is an astronomical source that emits only low energy (i.e., soft) X-rays.
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Supergiant star
Supergiants are among the most massive and most luminous stars.
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Superluminal motion
In astronomy, superluminal motion is the apparently faster-than-light motion seen in some radio galaxies, BL Lac objects, quasars and recently also in some galactic sources called microquasars.
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Symbiotic binary
A symbiotic binary is a type of binary star system, often simply called a symbiotic star.
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Vela Pulsar
The Vela Pulsar (PSR J0835-4510 or PSR B0833-45) is a radio, optical, X-ray- and gamma-emitting pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant in the constellation of Vela.
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Vela X-1
Vela X-1 is a pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) system, associated with the Uhuru source 4U 0900-40 and the supergiant star HD 77581.
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White dwarf
A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter.
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X-ray
X-rays make up X-radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation.
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X-ray burster
X-ray bursters are one class of X-ray binary stars exhibiting periodic and rapid increases in luminosity (typically a factor of 10 or greater) that peak in the X-ray regime of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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X-ray pulsar
X-ray pulsars or accretion-powered pulsars are a class of astronomical objects that are X-ray sources displaying strict periodic variations in X-ray intensity.
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4U 0614+091
4U 0614+091 is a low-mass X-ray binary star system which features a neutron star and a low-mass companion star.
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4U 1700-37
4U 1700-37 is one of the stronger binary X-ray sources in the sky, and is classified as a high-mass X-ray binary.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_binary
