X-ray source
(astronomical object producing observable X-ray)
An X-ray source is an object, or a location in
the celestial sphere from which X-rays are detected.
The term X-ray source avoids interpretation (i.e.,
any declaration what kind of object is producing the X-rays),
though it is often used even when a certain type of source
is assumed. X-ray astronomy began in full with the development
of X-ray space observatories.
Example sources:
Shock and magnetic fields can be factors in producing
the heat to produce discernible X-ray black-body radiation.
Stars (e.g., the Sun) produce X-rays, such as that from the
corona which includes plasma significantly hotter than the
Sun's surface. X-ray is detected from some pre-main-sequence stars, some
early stars, and some cool stars such as M dwarfs
and brown dwarfs.
Some classes of sources:
(X-ray,object type)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_X-ray_source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_astronomy
http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Cosmic_X-ray_sources
https://www.britannica.com/science/X-ray-source
Prefix | Example | | |
GX | GX 339-4 | general for "galactic X-ray source" | |
X | X 1724-308 | general for "X-ray source" | |
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Referenced by pages:
ACIS
active galactic nucleus (AGN)
active galaxy
AGN corona
BASS
Capella
Cassiopeia A
Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS)
color-magnitude diagram (CMD)
Compton reflection
HEAO-1
HEAO-2
HXMT
intracluster medium (ICM)
IXPE
M82
MAXI
Messier 77 (M77)
observational astronomy
OSO 7
Perseus Cluster (Abell 426)
Puppis A
quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO)
radio source (RS)
rare designator prefixes
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex
Rosat Bright Survey (RBS)
Rosat Hard Survey (RHS)
source
ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX)
Vela
X-ray
X-ray burster (XRB)
X-ray luminosity function (XLF)
X-ray luminous galaxy cluster
XMM-Newton
XRISM
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