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X-Ray emission from the pleiades cluster

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Detection of a new X-ray source and its identification with the Pleiades cluster is reported here. The new X-ray source has an X-ray luminosity of ∼1032 ergs s−1 in the 0.15–3.0 keV energy band. The observed X-ray emission could be explained as integrated emission from a large number of stars in the cluster.

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  1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India

    P. C. Agrawal & K. P. Singh

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasedena, California, USA

    G. R. Riegler

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The HEAO A-2 experiment is a collaborative effort led by E. Boldt of GSFC and G. Garmire of CIT with collaborators at CIT, JPL, GSFC, and UCB.

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Agrawal, P.C., Riegler, G.R. & Singh, K.P. X-Ray emission from the pleiades cluster. Astrophys Space Sci 92, 177–180 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653598

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