X-ray Binaries Including black holes

What's on This Page Images Spectra Light Curves Further Binaries Resources and References

Other Image Resources Chandra images of Neutron Stars/X-ray Binaries Chandra images of Black Holes (includes some AGN)

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Images

Cygnus X-1 - Artist's impression	4U 1820-30 - Artist's depiction
SS 433 jets - Artist's impression	Neutron star - Diagram of internal structure
Frame Dragging Around a Rotating Black Hole	Milisecond pulsar in accreting X-ray binary
NGC6624 - Artist interpretation	Lunar eclipse of Sco X-1 - ROSAT
Jets from SS-433 - ROSAT PSPC	Cyg X-3's x-ray halo - Chandra
Black Hole event horizon	Neutron stars colliding
Binaries in 47 Tuc - Chandra/CTIO	Black hole & accretion disk - artist's concept
M15 - Chandra/HETGS	Spinning Black Holes - diagram of RXTE result
Binary - artist's conception	Aquila X-1 - BeppoSAX
KS 1731-260 - Chandra	XTEJ1550-564 - Chandra
SS 433 - Chandra	HD5980 - Chandra
Cygnus X-3 - Chandra	Omega Centaurus - XMM-Newton
Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae - Chandra	NGC 6266 and NGC 7099 - Chandra
NGC 1637 transients - Chandra

Spectra

Bursts from X 1608-52 and X 1702-43-Tenma	Cen X-3 -ASCA phase-dependent spectra
Cygnus X-3 - multiwavelength	Cyg X-3-iron line emission
Cygnus X-3-ASCA SIS	Vela X-1 - ASCA SIS
SS 433 - EXOSAT GSPC	Sco X-1 - EXOSAT GSPC
Her X-1 - OSO 8	Cen X-3 eclipse - ASCA SIS
J1118+480 - Chandra LETG	Cir X-1 - Chandra HETGS
V4641 Sgr - BeppoSAX	EXO 0748-676 - XMM-Newton (RGS)
RJX 1856.5-3754 - Chandra and XMM	Non-spinning vs. spinning black holes - artist conception

Light Curves

Comparison of 2A 1822-371 and EXO 0748-676-EXOSAT ME	The Rapid Burster-SAS-3 observations
4U 1626-67-ASCA GIS-2	Cir X-1-Ariel 5 ASM
Cyg X-1i-Copernicus	MXB 1728-34-HEAO-1 A2
MXB 1728-34-X-ray bursts	4U 0115+63-HEAO-1 A2
EXO 2030+375-EXOSAT ME	GX 301-2-GRO BATSE
Her X-1-Uhuru	Her X-1-Uhuru-spin period
Her X-1-Pulse period	Vela X-1-SAS orbital modulation
Occultation Data for Cygnus X-1-BATSE	4U 1728-34 RXTE power density spectrum
4U 1728-34 - Fastest Periodic Signals in Astronomy from RXTE	GRO J1655-40 - RXTE
Aquila X-1 - RXTE & BeppoSAX	Sco X-1 - 1967 rocket flight
Sco X-1 discovery - sounding rocket (1962)

Further Binary Resources and References

• Introduction to Binaries
• Imagine the Universe! - Binaries
• Imagine the Universe! - Black Holes
• Imagine the Universe! - X-ray Transients

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