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X-ray Transients Quiz - Level 1
X-ray Transients Quiz
The emission from an X-ray transient
[A] disappears when the star runs out of fuel for nuclear reactions in its core
[B] is the result of a change in our view of the source by an orbiting companion
[C] can vary in intensity by as much as a factor of a thousand
[D] is well understood
X-ray transients can help astrophysicists
[A] understand accretion processes in stars
[B] find the missing mass in the Universe
[C] perfect X-ray telescopes
In order to understand why there are so many varieties of X-ray transients, it would be most useful to understand
[A] in detail the different types of stars that exist
[B] genetics
[C] more about how accretion works
[D] the Doppler effect
