Recent Flux & Frequency History | |
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 Monitor Parameters  ASCII File Typical Pulse Profile
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| Eclipses in Vela X-1 are not accounted for in the plot above. This results in 2 days of non-detection every (8.96 day) orbital period, and can affect the plotted flux values in the days adjacent to the eclipse. |
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CGRO/BATSE Mission Frequency History | |
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PS file FITS file (FITS readme file) Recent History  Top of page  Long-term History  |
| Data for the above plot are obtained from an enhanced analysis. Two frequency measurements per system orbit are made, with times of eclipse excluded. |
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Long-term Frequency History | |
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PS file Mission History Recent History Top of page |
| The same BATSE data is plotted here, along with measurements of the source made since discovery of pulsations. |
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