Journal Articles Science Year : 2009

Modulated High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Microquasar Cygnus X-3

A. A. Abdo , Markus Ackermann , Marco Ajello , Magnus Axelsson , Luca Baldini , Jean Ballet (1) , Guido 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 , Pascal Bruel (2) , T. H. Burnett , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , P. A. Caraveo , J. M. Casandjian (1) , C. Cecchi , O. Celik , S. Chaty (1) , C.C. Cheung , J. Chiang , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi (3) , L.R. Cominski , J. Conrad , S. Corbel (1) , R. Corbet , C. D. Dermer , F. de Palma , S. W. Digel , E. Do Couto E Silva , P.S. Drell , R. Dubois , G. Dubus (4) , D. Dumora (5) , C. Farnier (3) , C. Favuzzi , S.J. Fegan (2) , W. B. Focke , P. Fortin (2) , M. Frailis , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , N. Gehrels , S. Germani , G. Giavitto , B. Giebels (2) , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier (1) , M.-H. Grondin (5) , J. E. Grove , L. Guillemot (5) , S. Guiriec (3) , Y. Hanabata , A. K. Harding , M. Hayashida , E. Hays , A.B. Hill (4) , L. Hjalmarsdotter , D. Horan (2) , 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 , Jürgen Knödlseder (6) , M. L. Kocian , E. Koerding , M. Kuss , J. Lande , L. Latronico , M. Lemoine-Goumard (5) , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott (5) , 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 (3) , T. Ohsugi , N. Omodei , R.A. Ong , J.F. Ormes , D. Paneque , D. Parent (5) , V. Pelassa (3) , M. Pepe , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron (3) , 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 (1) , A. Y. Rodriguez , R.W. Romani , F. Ryde , H.F-W. Sadrosinski , A. Sander , P.M. Saz Parkinson , G. Sgro , E. J. Siskind , D.A. Smith (5) , P.D. Smith , P. Spinelli , Jean-Luc Starck (1) , M. Stevenson , M.S. Strickman , H. Takahashi , Y. Tanaka , J. B. Thayer (1) , D.J. Thompson , L. Tibaldo (1) , J.A. Tomsick , D. F. Torres , G. Tosti , A. Tramacere , Y. Uchiyama , T.L. Usher , V. Vasileiou , N. Vilchez (6) , V. Vitale , A. P. Waite , P. Wang , J. Wilms , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , T. Ylinen , M. Ziegler
A. A. Abdo
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Markus Ackermann
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Marco Ajello
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Magnus Axelsson
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Luca Baldini
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Guido Barbiellini
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D. Bastieri
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B. M. Baughman
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K. Bechtol
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R. Bellazzini
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B. Berenji
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R. D. Blandford
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E. D. Bloom
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E. Bonamente
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A. W. Borgland
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A. Brez
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M. Brigida
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T. H. Burnett
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S. Buson
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G. A. Caliandro
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P. A. Caraveo
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C. Cecchi
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O. Celik
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S. Chaty
C.C. Cheung
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J. Chiang
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S. Ciprini
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R. Claus
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L.R. Cominski
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J. Conrad
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R. Corbet
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C. D. Dermer
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F. de Palma
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S. W. Digel
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E. Do Couto E Silva
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P.S. Drell
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R. Dubois
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G. Dubus
C. Favuzzi
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S.J. Fegan
W. B. Focke
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M. Frailis
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P. Fusco
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F. Gargano
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N. Gehrels
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S. Germani
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G. Giavitto
N. Giglietto
F. Giordano
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T. Glanzman
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G. Godfrey
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M.-H. Grondin
J. E. Grove
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Y. Hanabata
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A. K. Harding
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M. Hayashida
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E. Hays
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L. Hjalmarsdotter
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R. E. Hughes
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M.S. Jackson
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G. Jóhannesson
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A. S. Johnson
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T. J. Johnson
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W. N. Johnson
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T. Kamae
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H. Katagiri
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N. Kawai
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M. Kerr
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M. L. Kocian
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E. Koerding
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M. Kuss
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J. Lande
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L. Latronico
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F. Longo
F. Loparco
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B. Lott
M.N. Lovellette
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P. Lubrano
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G. M. Madejski
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A. Makeev
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L. Marchand
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M. Marelli
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W. Max-Moerbeck
M.N. Mazziotta
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N. Mccoll
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J.E. Mcenery
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C. Meurer
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P.F. Michelson
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S. Migliari
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W. Mitthumsiri
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T. Mizuno
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C. Monte
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M.E. Monzani
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A. Morselli
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I.V. Moskalenko
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S. Murgia
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P.L. Nolan
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J.P. Norris
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T. Ohsugi
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N. Omodei
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R.A. Ong
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J.F. Ormes
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D. Paneque
M. Pepe
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M. Pesce-Rollins
G. Pooley
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T.A. Porter
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K. Pottschmidt
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S. Rainò
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R. Rando
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P.S. Ray
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M. Razzano
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N. Rea
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A. Readhead
A. Reimer
O. Reimer
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J.L. Richards
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L. S. Rochester
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A. Y. Rodriguez
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R.W. Romani
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F. Ryde
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H.F-W. Sadrosinski
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A. Sander
P.M. Saz Parkinson
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G. Sgro
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E. J. Siskind
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P.D. Smith
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P. Spinelli
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Jean-Luc Starck
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M. Stevenson
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M.S. Strickman
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H. Takahashi
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Y. Tanaka
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D.J. Thompson
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J.A. Tomsick
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D. F. Torres
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G. Tosti
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A. Tramacere
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Y. Uchiyama
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T.L. Usher
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V. Vasileiou
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V. Vitale
A. P. Waite
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P. Wang
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J. Wilms
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B. L. Winer
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K. S. Wood
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T. Ylinen
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M. Ziegler
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Abstract

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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in2p3-00444982 , version 1 (25-10-2024)

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A. A. Abdo, Markus Ackermann, Marco Ajello, Magnus Axelsson, Luca Baldini, et al.. Modulated High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Microquasar Cygnus X-3. Science, 2009, 326, pp.1512-1516. ⟨10.1126/science.1182174⟩. ⟨in2p3-00444982⟩
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