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AN intriguing problem in astrophysics is the determination of the conditions which prevail at the centre of the Galaxy. X-rays can penetrate the intervening dust and gas which obscure visible light from this region, and we show here that they may thus provide a sensitive probe of the hot gas and peculiar objects which may populate the Galactic Centre.
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CÓRDOVA, F., GARMIRE, G. & LEWIN, W. A search for X-ray pulsations from the Galactic Centre. Nature 278, 529–530 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/278529a0
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