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An estimate of the effects of light travel times in the optical jets of SS433

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The effect of the finite extent of the optically radiating region of SS433 is investigated. Light travel time effects are small, but a slightly improved fit to the observational data can be obtained with a dimension ofl o≃1015 cm for the optical jets.

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  1. Y. Y. Zhou

    Present address: Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

  2. Q. B. Li

    Present address: Beijing Observatory, Beijing, China

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Freistaat Bayern, Garching, Germany

    Y. Y. Zhou, Q. B. Li & G. Borner

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Zhou, Y.Y., Li, Q.B. & Borner, G. An estimate of the effects of light travel times in the optical jets of SS433. Astrophys Space Sci 92, 161–164 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653595

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