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X-Ray Luminous White Dwarf Binaries in Globular Clusters

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Cataclysmic Variables and Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries

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An x-ray survey of galactic globular clusters has been conducted. An apparently distinct class of x-ray sources has been discovered. They are identified as accreting white dwarfs in close binaries. Implications concern the binary formation rate in globular clusters and the number of compact objects present.

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  1. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA

    Paul Hertz

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Hertz, P. (1985). X-Ray Luminous White Dwarf Binaries in Globular Clusters. In: Lamb, D.Q., Patterson, J. (eds) Cataclysmic Variables and Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 113. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5319-2_11

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