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MICROQUASAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microquasar
1, record 1, English, microquasar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microquasars are thought to be binary-star systems with one of the stars either a superdense neutron star or a black hole. They emit X-rays and eject jets of subatomic particles at speeds approaching that of light. 2, record 1, English, - microquasar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Though the neutron stars or black holes in microquasars are only a few times the mass of the sun, the phenomena associated with them, such as the jets, are similar to those seen in active galaxies and quasars, believed to be powered by the gravitational energy of black holes with millions of times the mass of the sun. As such, the microquasars provide much closer "laboratories" for study of these phenomena, which remain poorly understood. 2, record 1, English, - microquasar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Stellar microquasar. 3, record 1, English, - microquasar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microquasar
1, record 1, French, microquasar
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les microquasars dus à des trous noirs [...] [ont] quelques masses solaires seulement. Ces microquasars sont identifiés par leur émission dans le domaine des rayonnements X dur et gamma et des jets relativistes mis en évidence par leur émission dans le domaine radiométrique. 1, record 1, French, - microquasar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La] structure du microquasar découvert au centre de la Galaxie [...] [comporte] son disque d'accrétion, le nuage moléculaire source de matière, le trou soir «moteur» et [...] deux jets. 1, record 1, French, - microquasar
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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