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Studying X-Ray Binaries with High Energy Frequency Quasi-Periodic OscillationsThe goal of this investigation is to further our understanding of the dynamics of accreting neutron stars and black holes in the hope of using these systems as probes of the physics of strong gravitational fields. The main focus of this work has been a multi-year program of simultaneous millisecond x-ray timing and spectral observations carried out with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) to perform the x-ray timing and one of the satellites Asca, BeppoSAX, or Chandra to perform x-ray spectral measurements. With the advent of Chandra, we have extended our work to include imaging of X-ray jets from binaries and the study of extragalactic X-ray binaries. Significant progress was made over the past year.
Document ID
20030032994
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Contractor or Grantee Report
Authors
Oliversen, Ronald J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kaaret, P.
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 8, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 2003
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-7405
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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