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ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE
卷 311, 期 1-3, 页码 203-212出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s10509-007-9547-z
关键词
black hole physics; X-rays : binaries; X-rays : galaxies
Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are amongst the most intriguing of X-ray source classes. Their extreme luminosities-greater than 10(39) stop erg s(-1) in the 0.3-10 keV band alone-suggest either the presence of black holes larger than those regularly encountered in our own Galaxy (the Galactic centre excepted), or sources apparently radiating well above the Eddington limit. We review the insights afforded us by studies of their X-ray emission, focussing on what this reveals about the underlying compact object. In particular, we discuss recent deep observations of ULXs by the XMM-Newton observatory, and how the unprecedented data quality provided by this mission is starting to discriminate between the different physical models for these extraordinary X-ray emitters.
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