Serpens X-1 is a stand-alone lecture, an outgrowth of the X-ray astronomy original research project. It has been included in the course X-ray astronomy/Course.

This image shows the optical positive image of the visual astronomical objects around Serpens X-1. Credit: Aladin at SIMBAD.

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1 Yes or No, Serpens X-1 is a more recent designation for an astronomical X-ray source (Serpens XR-1, 'XR' for X-ray) in the constellation Serpens.

Yes
No

2 Complete the text:

A short or

realization of a certain

or idea to

a treament's feasibility for Serpens X-1 is called a proof of

.

3 Yes or No, Serpens X-1 is a more recent designation for an astronomical X-ray source in the constellation Serpens Caput.

Yes
No

4 Which of the following is likely to be in a control group for assessing Serpens X-1?

one or more relations to observations
an accepted set of formats for designations
a liquid nitrogen dewar
a continuously active X-ray source
a possible X-ray artifact
a wide temperature range for X-ray source stability

5 True or False, Pure Serpens X-1 involves no doing apart from itself.

TRUE
FALSE

6 Yes or No, XMM-Newton spectral signature of Serpens X-1 shows superheated iron atoms at the inner edge of the accretion disk orbiting the neutron star.

Yes
No

7 Evidence that demonstrates that a model or idea for Serpens X-1 versus a control group is feasible is called a

.

8 Yes or No, Is the current Serpens X-1 within the error circle of Serpens XR-1?

No
Yes

9 Complete the text:

A proof-of-concept structure of Serpens X-1, including a control group, consists of

, procedures, findings, and

.

10 True or False, A control group may be used for Serpens X-1 to demonstrate no effect or a standard effect versus a novel effort applied to a treatment group.

TRUE
FALSE

11 Yes or No, The astronomical X-number notation (X-#) for an astronomical X-ray source in a constellation has its start from the initial discoverers of an extrasolar X-ray source at the American Science and Engineering Company (ASE)-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

No
Yes

12 True or False, The purpose of a treatment group for Serpens X-1 is to describe natural processes or phenomena for the first time relative to a control group.

TRUE
FALSE


Hypotheses edit

  1. Serpens X-1 is the most dramatic of the detected X-ray sources in the error region of the original Serpens XR-1.

See also edit

External links edit

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