Cygnus X-3 and EGRET gamma-ray observations

被引:31
作者
Mori, M
Bertsch, DL
Dingus, BL
Esposito, JA
Fichtel, CE
Hunter, SD
Kanbach, G
Kniffen, DA
Lin, YC
Mattox, JR
MayerHasselwander, HA
Michelson, PF
vonMontigny, C
Mukherjee, R
Nolan, PL
Ramanamurthy, PV
Schneid, E
Sreekumar, P
Thompson, DJ
机构
[1] MIYAGI UNIV EDUC,DEPT PHYS,SENDAI,MIYAGI 980,JAPAN
[2] MAX PLANCK INST EXTRATERR PHYS,D-85748 GARCHING,GERMANY
[3] HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLL,DEPT PHYS,HAMPDEN SYDNEY,VA 23943
[4] STANFORD UNIV,HANSEN EXPT PHYS LAB,STANFORD,CA 94305
[5] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT ASTRON,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
[6] GRUMMAN CORP,BETHPAGE,NY 11714
关键词
gamma rays; observations; stars; individual (Cygnus X-3);
D O I
10.1086/303667
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) aboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory observed the Cygnus region in 14 different viewing periods during 1991 May to 1994 July. We present here our results on unpulsed and pulsed emissions of gamma rays at E > 50 MeV from Cyg X-3. While we detect a gamma-ray source consistent with the position of Cyg X-3, there was no evidence for the characteristic similar to 4.79 hr periodicity observed in X-rays and infrared.
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页码:842 / 846
页数:5
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