Published February 1990
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Journal article
New X-ray transient burster KS 1731-260
- 1. AN SSSR, Moscow (USSR). Inst. Kosmicheskikh Issledovanij
Description
During observations of GX 1+4 field on 1989 August, 16 TTM telescope of 'Mir-Kvant' Observatory discovered new transient X-ray burster Kvant Source (KS) 1731-260. The persistent flux in the 2-27 keV range from this source varied from 50 to 100 mCrab. Several bursts with durations 10-20 s and peak flux up to 0.6 Crab were detected in the period from August 16 to August 31
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Russian)
- Новый рентгеновский транзиентный барстер KS 1731-260
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Pis'ma v Astronomicheskij Zhurnal
- Journal Volume
- 16
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Pis'ma Astron. Zh.
- Journal Page Range
- 136-143
- ISSN
- 0320-0108
- CODEN
- PAZHD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Russian Federation
- Country of Input or Organization
- USSR
- INIS RN
- 22040306
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC X-RAY BURSTS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; EMISSION SPECTRA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUX DENSITY; HARD X RADIATION; MIR ORBITAL STATION; RADIATION FLUX; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME DEPENDENCE; X-RAY SPECTRA
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DATA; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NUMERICAL DATA; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS; SATELLITES; SPACE VEHICLES; SPECTRA; X RADIATION