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x-ray binary [′eks ‚rā ′bī‚ner·ē] (astronomy) An x-ray source that is a member of a binary system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| With the new data in hand, astronomers can now train Chandra's eye on more-distant galaxies of the same type and gather more data for honing their theories about how X-ray binaries and jets form. Esin, also of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center, have also applied advection to explain the behavior of certain X-ray binaries, pairs of stars in which the visible member is locked in the embrace of an unseen, dense companion. Nova Persei 1992 appears to belong to a subtype of a general class of X-ray-emitting stars called low-mass X-ray binaries. |
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