The Rossi X-ray timing explorer: Capabilities, achievements and aims

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2959-2963

  Swank, J H ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreting white dwarfs; Astrophysics; Black holes; Neutron stars; Rossi X ray timing explorer; RXTE

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NEUTRONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUN; X RAYS;

ACCRETING WHITE DWARFS; BLACK HOLES; NEUTRON STARS; ROSSI X-RAY TIMING EXPLORER;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33751300465     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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