2015ApJ...799..216Z


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2015ApJ...799..216Z - Astrophys. J., 799, 216 (2015/February-1)

Broadband emission spectra from the Cygnus X-3 jet in the soft spectral state.

ZHANG J.-F. and LU J.-F.

Abstract (from CDS):

In order to understand the main observational characteristics of the Galactic X-ray binary Cygnus X-3, we propose a radiation model in which high-energy electrons accelerate in the dissipation zone of a jet and produce nonthermal broadband emissions. Broadband spectral energy distributions are computed to compare the AGILE and Fermi LAT data with the multi-band data during soft X-ray spectral states. By fitting observations at different locations of the jet, we find that the emission region is rather compact and should be located at a distance of about one orbital radius. Our results can explain the current multi-frequency observations and also predict the TeV band emission. The model could be tested by a polarization measurement at IR band, and/or by a correlation study between the GeV and TeV bands once very-high-energy observations are available.

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Journal keyword(s): gamma rays: general - radiation mechanisms: non-thermal - stars: individual: Cygnus X-3 - X-rays: binaries

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Number of rows : 2
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 HD 226868 HXB 19 58 21.6757355952 +35 12 05.784512688 9.38 9.72 8.91 8.42   O9.7Iabpvar 4590 0
2 V* V1521 Cyg HXB 20 32 25.78 +40 57 27.9           WN4/5-6/7 2035 2

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