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outburst decay
  تباهی ِ اسبلک  
tabâhi-ye osbelk
Fr.:  

A phase in the → light curve evolution of eruptive objects such as → dwarf novae, → Soft X-ray Transients, and transient → magnetars which follows the characterized sudden increase in their flux (over a factor ~ 1000 over the quiescent level). Outburst decay is slow and lasts months or years.

See also: → outburst; → decay.