Millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations detected in the X-ray binary EXO 0748−676

On: May 14, 2019

Millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations detected in the X-ray binary EXO 0748−676
By analyzing data from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite, astronomers have detected millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations from a low-mass neutron star X-ray binary designated EXO 0748−676. The finding is detailed in a paper published May 6 on the arXiv pre-print server.
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