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SAS-3 Bibliography: Non-refereed Publications

Publication list from ADS

• Refereed journals
• Non-refereed publications

Useful SAS-3 references

• Instrumentation:
  Mission Overview:
  The SAS-3 X-ray observatory
  Mayer, W, JHATD, 14, 14 (1975)
  Slat collimator:
  Intense X-ray flares from Aquila X-1 and Circinus X-1
  Buff, J et al., ApJ, 212, 768 (1977)
  Tube collimator:
  Discovery of X-ray bursts from several sources near the galactic centre
  Lewin, W et al., MNRAS, 177, 83P (1976)
  Modulation Collimator:
  Detection of X-rays from Algol (beta Persei)
  Schnopper, H et al., ApJL, 210, L75 (1976)
  Low energy detector system:
  MX 1313+29: a compact source of very low energy X-rays in Coma Berenices
  Hearn, D et al., ApJL, 203, L21 (1976)
  

• Science highlights:
  • Discovery of an X-ray QSO:
    Discovery of an X-ray QSO
    Ricker, G et al., Natur, 271, 35 (1978)
  • Optical candidates for galactic X-ray sources:
    Optical candidates for two X-ray bursters and an X-ray pulsar
    McClintock, J et al., Natur, 270, 320 (1977)
    On the optical identifications of five X-ray sources
    Bradt, H et al., Natur, 269, 21 (1977)
  • Discovery of famous X-ray sources:
    Detection of X-rays from Algol (beta Persei)
    Schnopper, H et al., ApJL, 210, L75 (1976)
    MX 1313+29: a compact source of very low energy X-rays in Coma Berenices
    Hearn, D et al., ApJL, 203, L21 (1976)
    Detection of soft X-ray emission from an unidentified source at high galactic latitude
    Hearn, D et al., ApJL, 210, L23 (1976)
  • Discovery of several X-ray bursters:
    The discovery of rapidly repetitive X-ray bursts from a new source in Scorpius
    Lewin, W et al., ApJL, 207, L95 (1976)
    Discovery of X-ray bursts from several sources near the galactic centre
    Lewin, W et al., MNRAS, 177, 83P (1976)
  • SAS 3 survey of the soft X-ray background (0.10-0.28keV):
    SAS 3 survey of the soft X-ray background
    Marshall, F & Clark, G, ApJ, 287, 633 (1984)