OSO-7 hard X-ray observations of 3U 0352+30 = X Persei

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B Stars, Galactic Radiation, Oso-7, X Ray Sources, Bremsstrahlung, Spaceborne Astronomy, Stellar Models

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Results are reported for OSO 7 observations of 3U 0352+30 (X Per) over the energy range from 7 to 110 keV. It is found that this source has either a hard power-law spectrum or a thermal bremsstrahlung spectrum over the observed energy range, indicating that X Per may be the prototype of a new class of weak galactic hard X-ray sources. The data are shown to be consistent with spectra calculated for accretion onto a degenerate dwarf of at least 1 solar mass. Geometrical and dynamical constraints are considered for a model in which an accreting degenerate dwarf is in a close orbit about the primary of X Per, and it is concluded that such a model is not ruled out at present. It is suggested that X-ray sources associated with Be stars may make a significant contribution to the diffuse hard X-ray background in the galactic plane.

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