An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Type I burst
  بلک ِ گونه‌ی ِ I  
belk-e gune-ye I
Fr.: sursaut de type I  

A burst of → X-rays observed toward → low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB)s. It is characterized by a sharp increase in → luminosity, which lasts 1-10 s, followed by the peak and a slow decrease, which can last from ~ 10s to 100s. Observationally, X-ray bursts manifest as a bright peak of emission on top of the persistent emission powered by → accretion. See also → Type II burst.

See also: → type; → burst.