Modulation of the high energy γ-ray flux from PSR B1259-63/SS2883 due to the orbital variation of the maximum energy of accelerated electrons

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 309, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 261-265

  Khangulyan, Dmitry ^a   Hnatic, Slavomir ^a   Aharonian, Felix ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceleration of particles binaries; Gamma rays; PSR B1259 63

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547279532     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: 1572946X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-007-9441-8     Document Type: Article

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