Ginga Studies of Black Hole Candidates: Multiwavelength Studies Using Temporal Lags and Coherence Function Analysis and Ginga Archival Studies of QPOs in LMXB Z-Sources.

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to carry out analysis of x-ray temporal observations of several bright galactic x-ray binary systems containing neutron stars that are suspected to have weak magnetic fields and rapid spin periods and to study the X-ray timing signals from binaries suspected to contain black holes. Cygnus X-1 is such a source. The observations and analysis were done in a collaborative mode with the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) of Japan. The observations were performed with the orbiting Japanese x-ray observatory Ginga. Analysis was done on computers at Stanford University, NRL and ISAS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1996
Accession Number
ADA318482

Entities

People

  • Peter F. Michelson

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Angular Momentum
  • Black Holes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Equations
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Moments
  • Mass Flow
  • Military Research
  • Modulation
  • Momentum
  • Neutron Stars
  • Power Spectra
  • Radial Velocity
  • Radiation Pressure
  • Scattering
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.

Technology Areas

  • Space