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Further simultaneous hard X-ray and optical observations of Sco X-1

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THE optical and X-ray emissions from Sco X-1 are thought to come from a hot plasma as small as or smaller than a white dwarf1, but the energy source and the time variations of the radiation are not understood.

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MATSUOKA, M., MIYAMOTO, S., NISHIMURA, J. et al. Further simultaneous hard X-ray and optical observations of Sco X-1. Nature 250, 38–40 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250038a0

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