Unlocking the nature of ultraluminous X-ray sources using their X-ray spectra
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Publisher's copyright statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gladstone, J.C., Roberts, T.P. and Done, C. (2011), Unlocking the nature of ultraluminous X-ray sources using their X-ray spectra. Astronomische Nachrichten, 332 (4): 345 348, which has been published in nal form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.201011496. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014