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WE wish to suggest a mechanism for producing the observed X-ray pulsations from Cyg X-1 and other sources such as Cir X-1, which exhibits similar temporal behaviour1. We submit that the pulsations are related to oscillations in a region of high magnetic field produced by giant flare-like events. Before discussing details we briefly review the observations.
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BLUMENTHAL, G., TUCKER, W. Mechanism for the X-ray Pulsations in Cyg X-1. Nature 235, 97–98 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235097a0
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