Globular Cluster X-ray Sources
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After a brief historical overview we discuss the luminous X-ray sources in globular clusters of our Galaxy. This is followed by an overview of the very luminous X-ray sources studied in globular clusters of 14 other galaxies, and a discussion of their formation and the relation to X-ray sources outside globular clusters. We describe the discovery and classification of low-luminosity X-ray sources, and end the review with some remarks on the formation and evolution of X-ray sources in globular clusters. Observational results are summarized in three tables. Comments are very welcome. Please send them to F.W.M.Verbunt@astro.uu.nl and lewin@mit.edu.
40 pages, to appear as Chapter 8 in "Compact Stellar X-ray Sources", eds. W.H.G. Lewin and M. van der Klis, Cambridge University Press
40 pages, to appear as Chapter 8 in "Compact Stellar X-ray Sources", eds. W.H.G. Lewin and M. van der Klis, Cambridge University Press