Modulated high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar Cygnus X-3

A. A. Abdo; M. Ackermann; M. Ajello; M. Axelsson; L. Baldini; J. Ballet; G. Barbiellini; D. Bastieri; B. M. Baughman; K. Bechtol; R. Bellazzini; B. Berenji; R. D. Blandford; E. D. Bloom; E. Bonamente; A. W. Borgland; A. Brez; M. Brigida; P. Bruel; T. H. Burnett; S. Buson; G. A. Caliandro; R. A. Cameron; P. A. Caraveo; J. M. Casandjian; C. Cecchi; Ö Çelik; S. Chaty; C. C. Cheung; J. Chiang; S. Ciprini; R. Claus; J. Cohen-Tanugi; L. R. Cominsky; J. Conrad; S. Corbel; R. Corbet; C. D. Dermer; F. De Palma; S. W. Digel; E. Do Couto E Silva; P. S. Drell; R. Dubois; G. Dubus; D. Dumora; C. Farnier; C. Favuzzi; S. J. Fegan; W. B. Focke; P. Fortin; M. Frailis; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; N. Gehrels; S. Germani; G. Giavitto; B. Giebels; N. Giglietto; F. Giordano; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; I. A. Grenier; M. H. Grondin; J. E. Grove; L. Guillemot; S. Guiriec; Y. Hanabata; A. K. Harding; M. Hayashida; E. Hays; A. B. Hill; L. Hjalmarsdotter; D. Horan; R. E. Hughes; M. S. Jackson; G. Jóhannesson; A. S. Johnson; T. J. Johnson; W. N. Johnson; T. Kamae; H. Katagiri; N. Kawai; M. Kerr; J. Knödlseder; M. L. Kocian; E. Koerding; M. Kuss; J. Lande; L. Latronico; M. Lemoine-Goumard; F. Longo; F. Loparco; B. Lott; M. N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; G. M. Madejski; A. Makeev; L. Marchand; M. Marelli; W. Max-Moerbeck; M. N. Mazziotta; N. McColl; J. E. McEnery; C. Meurer; P. F. Michelson; S. Migliari; W. Mitthumsiri; T. Mizuno; C. Monte; M. E. Monzani; A. Morselli; I. V. Moskalenko; S. Murgia; P. L. Nolan; J. P. Norris; E. Nuss; T. Ohsugi; N. Omodei; R. A. Ong; J. F. Ormes; D. Paneque; D. Parent; V. Pelassa; M. Pepe; M. Pesce-Rollins; F. Piron; G. Pooley; T. A. Porter; K. Pottschmidt; S. Rainò; R. Rando; P. S. Ray; M. Razzano; N. Rea; A. Readhead; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; J. L. Richards; L. S. Rochester; J. Rodriguez; A. Y. Rodriguez; R. W. Romani; F. Ryde; H. F.W. Sadrozinski; A. Sander; P. M. Saz Parkinson; C. Sgrò; E. J. Siskind; D. A. Smith; P. D. Smith; P. Spinelli; J. L. Starck; M. Stevenson; M. S. Strickman; D. J. Suson; H. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; J. B. Thayer; D. J. Thompson; L. Tibaldo; J. A. Tomsick; D. F. Torres; G. Tosti; A. Tramacere; Y. Uchiyama; T. L. Usher; V. Vasileiou; N. Vilchez; V. Vitale; A. P. Waite; P. Wang; J. Wilms; B. L. Winer; K. S. Wood; T. Ylinen; M. Ziegler

doi:10.1126/science.1182174

Modulated high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar Cygnus X-3

A. A. Abdo, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, M. Axelsson, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, G. Barbiellini, D. Bastieri, B. M. Baughman, K. Bechtol, R. Bellazzini, B. Berenji, R. D. Blandford, E. D. Bloom, E. Bonamente, A. W. Borgland, A. Brez, M. Brigida, P. Bruel, T. H. BurnettS. Buson, G. A. Caliandro, R. A. Cameron, P. A. Caraveo, J. M. Casandjian, C. Cecchi, Ö Çelik, S. Chaty, C. C. Cheung, J. Chiang, S. Ciprini, R. Claus, J. Cohen-Tanugi, L. R. Cominsky, J. Conrad, S. Corbel, R. Corbet, C. D. Dermer, F. De Palma, S. W. Digel, E. Do Couto E Silva, P. S. Drell, R. Dubois, G. Dubus, D. Dumora, C. Farnier, C. Favuzzi, S. J. Fegan, W. B. Focke, P. Fortin, M. Frailis, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, N. Gehrels, S. Germani, G. Giavitto, B. Giebels, N. Giglietto, F. Giordano, T. Glanzman, G. Godfrey, I. A. Grenier, M. H. Grondin, J. E. Grove, L. Guillemot, S. Guiriec, Y. Hanabata, A. K. Harding, M. Hayashida, E. Hays, A. B. Hill, L. Hjalmarsdotter, D. Horan, R. E. Hughes, M. S. Jackson, G. Jóhannesson, A. S. Johnson, T. J. Johnson, W. N. Johnson, T. Kamae, H. Katagiri, N. Kawai, M. Kerr, J. Knödlseder, M. L. Kocian, E. Koerding, M. Kuss, J. Lande, L. Latronico, M. Lemoine-Goumard, F. Longo, F. Loparco, B. Lott, M. N. Lovellette, P. Lubrano, G. M. Madejski, A. Makeev, L. Marchand, M. Marelli, W. Max-Moerbeck, M. N. Mazziotta, N. McColl, J. E. McEnery, C. Meurer, P. F. Michelson, S. Migliari, W. Mitthumsiri, T. Mizuno, C. Monte, M. E. Monzani, A. Morselli, I. V. Moskalenko, S. Murgia, P. L. Nolan, J. P. Norris, E. Nuss, T. Ohsugi, N. Omodei, R. A. Ong, J. F. Ormes, D. Paneque, D. Parent, V. Pelassa, M. Pepe, M. Pesce-Rollins, F. Piron, G. Pooley, T. A. Porter, K. Pottschmidt, S. Rainò, R. Rando, P. S. Ray, M. Razzano, N. Rea, A. Readhead, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, J. L. Richards, L. S. Rochester, J. Rodriguez, A. Y. Rodriguez, R. W. Romani, F. Ryde, H. F.W. Sadrozinski, A. Sander, P. M. Saz Parkinson, C. Sgrò, E. J. Siskind, D. A. Smith, P. D. Smith, P. Spinelli, J. L. Starck, M. Stevenson, M. S. Strickman, D. J. Suson, H. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, J. B. Thayer, D. J. Thompson, L. Tibaldo, J. A. Tomsick, D. F. Torres, G. Tosti, A. Tramacere, Y. Uchiyama, T. L. Usher, V. Vasileiou, N. Vilchez, V. Vitale, A. P. Waite, P. Wang, J. Wilms, B. L. Winer, K. S. Wood, T. Ylinen, M. Ziegler

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1512-1516
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	326
Issue number	5959
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1182174
State	Published - 11 Dec 2009
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Abdo, A. A., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D., Baughman, B. M., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Blandford, R. D., Bloom, E. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Brez, A., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., ... Ziegler, M. (2009). Modulated high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar Cygnus X-3. Science, 326(5959), 1512-1516. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1182174

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T1 - Modulated high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar Cygnus X-3

AU - Abdo, A. A.

AU - Ackermann, M.

AU - Ajello, M.

AU - Axelsson, M.

AU - Baldini, L.

AU - Ballet, J.

AU - Barbiellini, G.

AU - Bastieri, D.

AU - Baughman, B. M.

AU - Bechtol, K.

AU - Bellazzini, R.

AU - Berenji, B.

AU - Blandford, R. D.

AU - Bloom, E. D.

AU - Bonamente, E.

AU - Borgland, A. W.

AU - Brez, A.

AU - Brigida, M.

AU - Bruel, P.

AU - Burnett, T. H.

AU - Buson, S.

AU - Caliandro, G. A.

AU - Cameron, R. A.

AU - Caraveo, P. A.

AU - Casandjian, J. M.

AU - Cecchi, C.

AU - Çelik, Ö

AU - Chaty, S.

AU - Cheung, C. C.

AU - Chiang, J.

AU - Ciprini, S.

AU - Claus, R.

AU - Cohen-Tanugi, J.

AU - Cominsky, L. R.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Corbel, S.

AU - Corbet, R.

AU - Dermer, C. D.

AU - De Palma, F.

AU - Digel, S. W.

AU - Do Couto E Silva, E.

AU - Drell, P. S.

AU - Dubois, R.

AU - Dubus, G.

AU - Dumora, D.

AU - Farnier, C.

AU - Favuzzi, C.

AU - Fegan, S. J.

AU - Focke, W. B.

AU - Fortin, P.

AU - Frailis, M.

AU - Fusco, P.

AU - Gargano, F.

AU - Gehrels, N.

AU - Germani, S.

AU - Giavitto, G.

AU - Giebels, B.

AU - Giglietto, N.

AU - Giordano, F.

AU - Glanzman, T.

AU - Godfrey, G.

AU - Grenier, I. A.

AU - Grondin, M. H.

AU - Grove, J. E.

AU - Guillemot, L.

AU - Guiriec, S.

AU - Hanabata, Y.

AU - Harding, A. K.

AU - Hayashida, M.

AU - Hays, E.

AU - Hill, A. B.

AU - Hjalmarsdotter, L.

AU - Horan, D.

AU - Hughes, R. E.

AU - Jackson, M. S.

AU - Jóhannesson, G.

AU - Johnson, A. S.

AU - Johnson, T. J.

AU - Johnson, W. N.

AU - Kamae, T.

AU - Katagiri, H.

AU - Kawai, N.

AU - Kerr, M.

AU - Knödlseder, J.

AU - Kocian, M. L.

AU - Koerding, E.

AU - Kuss, M.

AU - Lande, J.

AU - Latronico, L.

AU - Lemoine-Goumard, M.

AU - Longo, F.

AU - Loparco, F.

AU - Lott, B.

AU - Lovellette, M. N.

AU - Lubrano, P.

AU - Madejski, G. M.

AU - Makeev, A.

AU - Marchand, L.

AU - Marelli, M.

AU - Max-Moerbeck, W.

AU - Mazziotta, M. N.

AU - McColl, N.

AU - McEnery, J. E.

AU - Meurer, C.

AU - Michelson, P. F.

AU - Migliari, S.

AU - Mitthumsiri, W.

AU - Mizuno, T.

AU - Monte, C.

AU - Monzani, M. E.

AU - Morselli, A.

AU - Moskalenko, I. V.

AU - Murgia, S.

AU - Nolan, P. L.

AU - Norris, J. P.

AU - Nuss, E.

AU - Ohsugi, T.

AU - Omodei, N.

AU - Ong, R. A.

AU - Ormes, J. F.

AU - Paneque, D.

AU - Parent, D.

AU - Pelassa, V.

AU - Pepe, M.

AU - Pesce-Rollins, M.

AU - Piron, F.

AU - Pooley, G.

AU - Porter, T. A.

AU - Pottschmidt, K.

AU - Rainò, S.

AU - Rando, R.

AU - Ray, P. S.

AU - Razzano, M.

AU - Rea, N.

AU - Readhead, A.

AU - Reimer, A.

AU - Reimer, O.

AU - Richards, J. L.

AU - Rochester, L. S.

AU - Rodriguez, J.

AU - Rodriguez, A. Y.

AU - Romani, R. W.

AU - Ryde, F.

AU - Sadrozinski, H. F.W.

AU - Sander, A.

AU - Saz Parkinson, P. M.

AU - Sgrò, C.

AU - Siskind, E. J.

AU - Smith, D. A.

AU - Smith, P. D.

AU - Spinelli, P.

AU - Starck, J. L.

AU - Stevenson, M.

AU - Strickman, M. S.

AU - Suson, D. J.

AU - Takahashi, H.

AU - Tanaka, T.

AU - Thayer, J. B.

AU - Thompson, D. J.

AU - Tibaldo, L.

AU - Tomsick, J. A.

AU - Torres, D. F.

AU - Tosti, G.

AU - Tramacere, A.

AU - Uchiyama, Y.

AU - Usher, T. L.

AU - Vasileiou, V.

AU - Vilchez, N.

AU - Vitale, V.

AU - Waite, A. P.

AU - Wang, P.

AU - Wilms, J.

AU - Winer, B. L.

AU - Wood, K. S.

AU - Ylinen, T.

AU - Ziegler, M.

PY - 2009/12/11

Y1 - 2009/12/11

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

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Modulated high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar Cygnus X-3

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