Hard X-ray balloon observations of compact galactic and extragalactic X-ray sources

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Balloon-Borne Instruments, Extraterrestrial Radiation, Galactic Radiation, X Ray Sources, X Ray Spectroscopy, Binary Stars, Elliptical Galaxies, Emission Spectra, Energy Spectra, Line Spectra, Pulsars, Radiant Flux Density, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Scintillation Counters, X Ray Spectra

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The high energy photon spectrum of Hercules X-1 and evidence for the cyclotron line feature are presented. A review of all measurements indicates that the intrinsic width of the spectral feature is about 21 keV FWHM for an emission line, and about 11 keV FWHM for an absorption line. Results on Centaurus A and several other galactic binary X-ray sources including Cygnus X-1 and X-3, GX 1+4, and 4U 1700-37 are also presented. The same spectral image is found on Centaurus A as HEAO-A2/A4, although with an intensity lower by a factor of about two, which indicates that the hard X-ray luminosity is variable on a time scale of a few months.

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