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Optical Spectroscopy of the X‐Ray Transient XTE J1118+480 in Outburst

Optical Spectroscopy of the X‐Ray Transient XTE J1118+480 in Outburst

We report on optical spectroscopic observations of the X-ray transient XTE J1118+480 covering the period from 2000 April 7 to July 4. The spectrum is characterized by weak, broad, double-peaked Balmer and He lines on top of a blue continuum of slope p ≈ , as expected for an optically …