Ultraluminous X-ray sources: Evidence for very efficient formation of population III stars contributing to the cosmic near-infrared background excess?

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 628, Issue 2 I, 2005, Pages 873-878

  Mii, Haruka ^a   Totani, Tomonori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Infrared: general; Stars: formation; X rays: stars

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144476974     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430942     Document Type: Article

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