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Further simultaneous hard X-ray and optical observations of Sco X-1

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THE optical and X-ray emissions from Sco X-1 are thought to come from a hot plasma as small as or smaller than a white dwarf1, but the energy source and the time variations of the radiation are not understood.

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  1. Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo,

    M. MATSUOKA, S. MIYAMOTO, J. NISHIMURA, M. ODA, Y. OGAWARA & Y. OHTSUKA

  2. Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Japan

    S. HAYAKAWA, I. KASAHARA, F. MAKINO & Y. TANAKA

  3. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India

    P. C. AGRAWAL & B. V. SREEKANTAN

  4. Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, University of Tokyo, Japan

    R. MANABE & Y. MIKAMI

  5. Nizamiah Observatory, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

    B. LOKANADHAM, C. RAGHAVENDER RAO, S. SREEDHAR RAO & R. SWAMINATHAN

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MATSUOKA, M., MIYAMOTO, S., NISHIMURA, J. et al. Further simultaneous hard X-ray and optical observations of Sco X-1. Nature 250, 38–40 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250038a0

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