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These BeppoSAX MECS images and the plot to the right show
the luminosity evolution of the Soft X-ray Transient Aql X-1, a binary
system including a neutron star and a "normal" K star. The detection of
Aql X-1 in outburst by the RXTE satellite (green points) triggered
a series of BeppoSAX observations (red points) which allowed
the investigators for the first time to follow the X-ray emission
evolution down to a quiescence phase.
Courtesy of S. Campana, Brera Observatory, Milano-Merate
Images courtesy of the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) and the
BeppoSAX Science Data Center (SDC).
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