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From 29 October to 3 November 1991 we performed a 46 000 sec ROSAT PSPC observation of the northern part of the Large Magellanic Cloud containing the X-ray binary LMC X-4. Here we present first results of this pointed observation on LMC X-4. We also show the light curve of LMC X-4 obtained during the ROSAT all-sky survey which allowed its 30-day modulation to be followed for more than 50 days. In particular, these observations indicate that the length of the 30-day cycle of LMC X-4 is decreasing with time.
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Dennerl, K., Kürster, M., Pietsch, W., Voges, W. (1992). Deep ROSAT observations of the northern part of the LMC containing the X-ray binary LMC X-4. In: Baschek, B., Klare, G., Lequeux, J. (eds) New Aspects of Magellanic Cloud Research. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 416. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-56432-2_170
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