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Aug 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...224...39c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 224, Aug. 15, 1978, p. 39-45.
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Astronomical Photometry, Globular Clusters, Ubv Spectra, X Ray Sources, Astronomical Photography, Microdensitometers, Star Clusters, Stellar Spectra, X Ray Spectroscopy
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Photographic, photometric, and spectroscopic studies of the core of the globular cluster NGC 6624 have been undertaken with the aim of obtaining some evidence regarding the location and nature of the associated X-ray source 3U 1820-30. The studies include an extended simultaneous observation with the SAS 3 satellite, which was carried out to search (unsuccessfully) for optical emission during X-ray bursts. All the results reported are shown to be negative, but serve to set some constraints on the source properties. The photometric results are used to derive a core radius of 5.0 + or - 0.5 arcsec (0.19 + or 0.02 pc at 8 kpc) and a central density of 110,000 solar masses per cu pc for the cluster. It is found that NGC 6624 is one of the most centrally dense globular clusters but otherwise normal and that the colors and spectrum of the nucleus are the same as those of the cluster as a whole. An X-ray source similar to HZ Her at maximum light is ruled out.
Canizares Calude R.
Grindlay Jonathon E.
Hiltner William A.
Liller William
McClintock Jeff E.
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