Scientists of which institute found that the X-ray pulsar Centaurus X-3 accretes matter through an accretion disk?
- A.Indian Institute of Astrophysics
- B.Raman Research Institute
- C.Physical Research Laboratory
- D.Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
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The group examined four secondary emission lines from the system and concluded that the structure causing those lines to vary must be turning along with the pulsar, which pointed them to the accretion stream and therefore to a disk feeding it.
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