X-ray binaries

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:accretion_process accretion disk
gptkbp:compact_object_type white dwarf
black hole
gptkbp:contains compact object
normal star
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Riccardo_Giacconi
1962
gptkbp:emits gptkb:X-rays
gptkbp:example gptkb:Hercules_X-1
gptkb:Scorpius_X-1
gptkb:Cygnus_X-1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-ray binaries
gptkbp:mass_transfer_mechanism gptkb:Roche_lobe_overflow
stellar wind
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:XMM-Newton
gptkb:RXTE
gptkbp:powerSource gravitational potential energy
gptkbp:relatedTo stellar evolution
accretion physics
gravitational wave sources
study of compact objects
gptkbp:studiedBy X-ray astronomy
gptkbp:subclassOf binary star system
high-mass X-ray binary
low-mass X-ray binary
gptkbp:variant X-ray bursts
X-ray pulsations
quasi-periodic oscillations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:binary_stars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5