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x-ray binary
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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.
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Papers are presented in sections on compact binaries in globular clusters, millisecond binary pulsars, supernovae from massive binary systems and GRBs, accretion on black holes and microquasars, accretion on white dwarfs and novae, rapid variability and secular evolution of LMX-Ray binaries, and secular evolution of high-mass x-ray binaries.
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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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