Modulated High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Microquasar Cygnus X-3
| Title: | Modulated High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Microquasar Cygnus X-3 |
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| Authors: | ABDO AA; ACKERMANN M; AJELLO M; AXELSSON M; BALDINI L; BALLET J; BARBIELLINI G; BAUGHMAN BM; BECHTOL K; BELLAZZINI R; BERENJI B; BLANDFORD RD; BLOOM ED; BONAMENTE E; BORGLAND AW; BREZ A; BRIGIDA M; BRUEL P; BURNETT TH; CALIANDRO GA; CAMERON RA; CARAVEO PA; CASANDJIAN JM; CECCHI C; CELIK O; CHATY S; CHEUNG CC; CHIANG J; CIPRINI S; CLAUS R; COHEN TANUGI J; COMINSKY LR; CONRAD J; CORBEL S; CORBET R; DERMER CD; DE PALMA F; DIGEL SW; SILVA EDE; DRELL PS; DUBOIS R; DUBUS G; DUMORA D; FARNIER C; FAVUZZI C; FEGAN SJ; FOCKE WB; FORTIN P; FRAILIS M; FUSCO P; GARGANO F; GEHRELS N; GERMANI S; GIAVITTO G; GIEBELS B; GIGLIETTO N; GIORDANO F; GLANZMAN T; GODFREY G; GRENIER IA; GRONDIN MH; GROVE JE; GUILLEMOT L; GUIRIEC S; HANABATA Y; HARDING AK; HAYASHIDA M; HAYS E; HILL AB; HJALMARSDOTTER L; HORAN D; HUGHES RE; JACKSON MS; JOHANNESSON G; JOHNSON AS; JOHNSON TJ; JOHNSON WN; KAMAE T; KATAGIRI H; KAWAI N; KERR M; KNODLSEDER J; KOCIAN ML; KOERDING E; KUSS M; LANDE J; LATRONICO L; LEMOINE GOUMARD M; LONGO F; LOPARCO F; LOTT B; LOVELLETTE MN; LUBRANO P; MADEJSKI GM; MAKEEV A; MARCHAND L; MARELLI M; MAX MOERBECK W; MAZZIOTTA MN; MCCOLL N; MCENERY JE; MEURER C; MICHELSON PF; MIGLIARI S; MITTHUMSIRI W; MIZUNO T; MONTE C; MONZANI ME; MORSELLI A; MOSKALENKO IV; MURGIA S; NOLAN PL; NORRIS JP; NUSS E; OHSUGI T; OMODEI N; ONG RA; ORMES JF; PANEQUE D; PARENT D; PELASSA V; PEPE M; PESCE ROLLINS M; PIRON F; POOLEY G; PORTER TA; POTTSCHMIDT K; RAINO S; RAY PS; RAZZANO M; REA N; READHEAD A; REIMER A; REIMER O; RICHARDS JL; ROCHESTER LS; RODRIGUEZ J; RODRIGUEZ AY; ROMANI RW; RYDE F; SADROZINSKI HFW; SANDER A; PARKINSON PMS; SGRO C; SISKIND EJ; SMITH DA; SMITH PD; SPINELLI P; STARCK JL; STEVENSON M; STRICKMAN MS; SUSON DJ; TAKAHASHI H; TANAKA T; THAYER JB; THOMPSON DJ; TOMSICK JA; TORRES DF; TOSTI G; TRAMACERE A; UCHIYAMA Y; USHER TL; VASILEIOU V; VILCHEZ N; VITALE V; WAITE AP; WANG P; WILMS J; WINER BL; WOOD KS; YLINEN T; ZIEGLER M.; BASTIERI, DENIS; BUSON, SARA; RANDO, RICCARDO; TIBALDO, LUIGI |
| Contributors: | Abdo, Aa; Ackermann, M; Ajello, M; Axelsson, M; Baldini, L; Ballet, J; Barbiellini, G; Bastieri, Deni; Baughman, Bm; Bechtol, K; Bellazzini, R; Berenji, B; Blandford, Rd; Bloom, Ed; Bonamente, E; Borgland, Aw; Brez, A; Brigida, M; Bruel, P; Burnett, Th; Buson, Sara; Caliandro, Ga; Cameron, Ra; Caraveo, Pa; Casandjian, Jm; Cecchi, C; Celik, O; Chaty, S; Cheung, Cc; Chiang, J; Ciprini, S; Claus, R; COHEN TANUGI, J; Cominsky, Lr; Conrad, J; Corbel, S; Corbet, R; Dermer, Cd; DE PALMA, F; Digel, Sw; Silva, Ede; Drell, P; Dubois, R; Dubus, G; Dumora, D; Farnier, C; Favuzzi, C; Fegan, Sj; Focke, Wb; Fortin, P; Frailis, M; Fusco, P; Gargano, F; Gehrels, N; Germani, S; Giavitto, G; Giebels, B; Giglietto, N; Giordano, F; Glanzman, T; Godfrey, G; Grenier, Ia; Grondin, Mh; Grove, Je; Guillemot, L; Guiriec, S; Hanabata, Y; Harding, Ak; Hayashida, M; Hays, E; Hill, Ab; Hjalmarsdotter, L; Horan, D; Hughes, Re; Jackson, M; Johannesson, G; Johnson, A; Johnson, Tj; Johnson, Wn; Kamae, T; Katagiri, H; Kawai, N; Kerr, M; Knodlseder, J; Kocian, Ml; Koerding, E; Kuss, M; Lande, J; Latronico, L; LEMOINE GOUMARD, M; Longo, F; Loparco, F; Lott, B; Lovellette, Mn; Lubrano, P; Madejski, Gm; Makeev, A; Marchand, L; Marelli, M; MAX MOERBECK, W |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Collection: | Padua Research Archive (IRIS - Università degli Studi di Padova) |
| Description: | Microquasars are accreting black holes or neutron stars in binary systems with associated relativistic jets. Despite their frequent outburst activity, they have never been unambiguously detected emitting high-energy gamma rays. The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has detected a variable high-energy source coinciding with the position of the x-ray binary and microquasar Cygnus X-3. Its identification with Cygnus X-3 is secured by the detection of its orbital period in gamma rays, as well as the correlation of the LAT flux with radio emission from the relativistic jets of Cygnus X-3. The gamma-ray emission probably originates from within the binary system, opening new areas in which to study the formation of relativistic jets. |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: | STAMPA |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000272623600051; volume:326; firstpage:1512; lastpage:1516; numberofpages:5; journal:SCIENCE; https://hdl.handle.net/11577/2437568; http://www.sciencemag.org/content/326/5959/1512.short |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.1182174 |
| Availability: | https://hdl.handle.net/11577/2437568; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1182174; http://www.sciencemag.org/content/326/5959/1512.short |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.BAC85F2B |
| Database: | BASE |