Searching for periods in X-ray observations using Kuiper's test: Application to the ROSAT PSPC archive

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 420, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 789-797

  Paltani, S ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Methods: data analysis; Methods: statistical; Stars: pulsars: general; X ray: stars

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GAMMA RAYS; OBSERVATORIES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; X RAYS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM; PULSARS; STARS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 2942611426     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034220     Document Type: Article

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