Phenomenon
X-ray Transient
An X-ray source that brightens for days to months.
Compact-object binaries showing sudden, sporadic X-ray outbursts often spaced by years of quiescence.
Overview
Compact-object binaries showing sudden, sporadic X-ray outbursts often spaced by years of quiescence.
See also
Einstein Cross
Four images of one distant source.
X-ray Nova
A short-lived X-ray binary outburst.
Repeating Fast Radio Burst
An FRB source that bursts again and again.
Soft X-ray Transient
An X-ray binary that flares mainly in soft X-rays.
Binary Black Hole (BBH) Merger
Astrophysical source producing detectable gravitational-wave emission.
Binary Neutron Star (BNS) Merger
Astrophysical source producing detectable gravitational-wave emission.