Example profiles of thermonuclear bursts observed from X-ray bursters by satellite-based X-ray telescopes, demonstrating the range of durations and intensities.1 From top to bottom, the figure shows an intermediate-duration burst observed with BeppoSAX/WFC from M15 X-2; a mixed H/He burst observed with INTEGRAL/JEM-X from GS 1826−24, and an H-deficient burst observed with RXTE/PCA from 4U 1728−34.
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Galloway, Duncan K.; in’t Zand, Jean; Chenevez, Jérôme; Wörpel, Hauke; Keek, Laurens; Ootes, Laura; Watts, Anna L.; Gisler, Luis; Sanchez-Fernandez, Celia; Kuulkers, Erik (2020). “The Multi-INstrument Burst ARchive (MINBAR)”. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 249 (2): 32. arXiv:2003.00685. Bibcode:2020ApJS..249…32G. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ab9f2e. S2CID 216245029. ↩