Time Variability of Circinus X-1

dc.contributor.advisor	Sutherland, Peter G.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hayes, Frank Christopher	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Physics	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:37:48Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:37:48Z
dc.date.created	2009-07-20	en_US
dc.date.issued	1980-08	en_US
dc.description.abstract	<p>The current interest in the X-ray source Circinus X-1 stems from its similarity to Cygnus X-1, the prime black hole candidate. In this thesis Circinus X-1 will be examined in terms of time variability from data obtained by the first High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO-1) during August 1977. The study involves the determination of time averaged characteristics in the form of statistical moments, hardness ratios, and correlation functions. Also included is a brief history of X-ray astronomy, the energetics of X-ray emission from compact stellar objects, followed by a description of the HEAO-1 satellite and a review of previous work on Circinus X-1 and Cygnus X-1.</p>	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Science (MS)	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/231	en_US
dc.identifier.other	1383	en_US
dc.identifier.other	904350	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/7010
dc.subject	Physics	en_US
dc.subject	Physics	en_US
dc.title	Time Variability of Circinus X-1	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US

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