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On the nature of the X-ray sources Scorpius X-1 and Centaurus X-2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Sabatino Sofia
Sabatino Sofia*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla., U.S.A.

Abstract

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Preliminary evidence is presented which indicates that the star WX Cen, associated with the X-ray source Centaurus X-2 belongs to the Scorpio-Centaurus association. It is pointed out that this result greatly strengthens the similar results for the source Scorpius X-1, and lends support to the idea of the existence of a class of X-ray stars formed by young, subluminous objects, probably supernova remnants, thus neutron stars.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 37: Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy , 1970 , pp. 180 - 182
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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