Published November 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Modern state of data on the Cygnys X-1

  • 1. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (USA)
  • 2. Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ. (USSR). Gosudarstvennyj Astronomicheskij Inst. ''GAISh''
  • 3. AN SSSR, Moscow. Inst. Kosmicheskikh Issledovanij
  • 4. Harvard Univ., Boston, MA (USA)

Description

Experimental and theoretical data on the Cygnys X-1 X-ray source are reviewed in brief. It is supposed that the Cygnys X-1 is in a black hole. The geometry of gas flows with accretion is considered along with various mechanisms of generation of the Cygnys X-1 radiation. A fast time variation of the X-ray radiation, a large mass of double system component spectroscopically invisible in an optical range, and some other facts testify that the Cygnys X-1 is a black hole

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Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Современное состояние данных о Лебеде X-1

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Usp. Fiz. Nauk
Journal Volume
126
Journal Issue
3
Series
Usp. Fiz. Nauk.
Journal Page Range
515-526
ISSN
0042-1294

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Notes
For selective English translation see the journal Sov. Phys. - Usp.