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The observation of infrared bursts from the globular cluster Liller I has been reported by Kulkarniet al. (1979) and confirmed by Joneset al. (1980). The infrared bursts which resemble Type I X-ray bursts in their characteristics are plausibly attributed to a cyclotron maser instability operating at few tens of neutron star radii above the poles of a magnetized neutron star in a binary system. It is suggested that similar infrared bursts should in general be observable from Type I X-ray burst sources.
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Apparao, K.M.V., Chitre, S.M. Infrared bursts from liller I/MXB 1730-333. Astrophys Space Sci 72, 127–132 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642171
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