X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions from two previously quiescent galaxies.
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Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
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Date de publication:
04 2021
04 2021
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received:
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2020
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2021
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Résumé
Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are very-high-amplitude bursts of X-ray radiation recurring every few hours and originating near the central supermassive black holes of galactic nuclei
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pubmed: 33911275
doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03394-6
pii: 10.1038/s41586-021-03394-6
pmc: PMC8081662
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