High variability in Vela X-1: Giant flares and off states

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 492, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 511-525

  Kreykenbohm, I ^a,b,c   Wilms, J ^a   Kretschmar, P ^d   Torrejon J M ^e,f   Pottschmidt, K ^g,h   Hanke, M ^a   Santangelo, A ^b   Ferrigno, C ^b,c,i   Staubert, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^h NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ INAF IASF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Stars: flare; Stars: magnetic fields; Stars: pulsars: individual: Vela X 1; X rays: stars

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

HARDNESS RATIOS; HIGH ACTIVITIES; HIGH INTENSITIES; HIGH VARIABILITIES; INTENSITY DIAGRAMS; LIGHT CURVES; MAXIMUM INTENSITIES; OPTICAL-; PULSE PERIODS; SPECTRAL ANALYSES; STAR WINDS; STARS: FLARE; STARS: MAGNETIC FIELDS; STARS: PULSARS: INDIVIDUAL: VELA X-1; TEMPORAL BEHAVIORS; TWO TYPES; X-RAYS: STARS;

STARS;

EID: 57349188962     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809956     Document Type: Article

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