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Lewin, W. H. G.

Publications and source records attributed to Lewin, W. H. G..

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NASA NTRS1973

Observations of the highly variable X-ray source GX 339-4.

Observations with the MIT experiment on the OSO-7 have led to the discovery of an X-ray source, GX 339-4, which varies in intensity by at least a factor of 60 over hundreds of days but shows no evidence of periodic behavior or abrupt intensity changes on time scales from 3 minutes to 13 days. The observations show intense high states, low states with spectra consistent with increased absorption, and off states, when no statistically significant signal is observed. The behavior is unlike that of any previously reported X-ray source.

Markert, T. H.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Observations of Taurus X-1 by the 1-60 keV X-ray detector on the OSO-7.

The seventh Orbiting Solar Observatory, OSO-7, carries an X-ray detector for measuring the positions, spectra, and time variations of X-ray sources in the energy range from 1 to 60 keV. The instrument has operated successfully since the launch on 1971 September 29. The purpose of this paper is to describe the instrument and to report a measurement of the spectrum of Tau X-1 based on data covering the widest energy range that has so far been observed in a single experiment.

Clark, G. W.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Extended X-ray and radio observations of Scorpius X-1.

A 23-day observation reveals temporal variations at energies of 3-10 keV similar to those found in previous optical data. However, there is no evidence of more than one preferred intensity level or of an intensity threshold for flares. We rule out X-ray periodicities containing more than 5 per cent of the mean quiescent-period intensity with periods of from 6 minutes to 4 hours. The X-ray intensity is strongly correlated with hardness but is not correlated with radio data collected over eight days.

Canizares, C. R.↗