A classical nova, V2487 Oph 1998, seen in x-rays before and after its explosion

Science

Volumn 298, Issue 5592, 2002, Pages 393-395

  Hernanz, Margarita ^a   Sala, Glòria ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA IEEC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTRONOMY; COMBUSTION; X RAYS;

WHITE DWARF;

HYDROGEN;

ASTRONOMY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY; LUMINANCE; MAGNETISM; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETER; SPECTROMETRY; X RAY;

EID: 0037064148     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5592.393     Document Type: Article

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