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Results from the Ariel 5 All-Sky MonitorResults are summarized for the first year of operation of the Ariel 5 All-Sky Monitor. The monitor is described in detail, and representative observations of the transient sources A1524-62, Cen X-mas, A0535+26, and A0620-00 are discussed. It is shown that the transients are largely confined to the galactic plane and that about 100 such sources per year can be expected in the Galaxy. Long-term observations of Sco X-1, Cyg X-3, and Cyg X-1 are reported which illustrate that the large intensity variations in Sco X-1 appear to correlate on time scales greater than one Ariel 5 orbit, that Cyg X-3 has a widely varying intensity, and that the predominant feature of the intensity variation in Cyg X-1 is a minimum near superior conjunction.
Document ID
19760064117
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Holt, S. S.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1976
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
76A47083
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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