Absorption of high-energy gamma rays in Cygnus X-3

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 529, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cerutti, B ^a,b   Dubus, G ^a   Malzac, J ^c   Szostek, A ^d,e   Belmont, R ^c   Zdziarski, A A ^f   Henri, G ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^f NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

Author keywords

Accretion, accretion disks; Gamma rays: general; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; Stars: individual: Cygnus X 3; X rays: binaries

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION , ACCRETION DISKS; ACCRETION DISKS; COMPACT OBJECTS; GAMMA RAY SOURCES; GAMMA-RAY EMISSION; GAMMA-RAY FLUX; HARD X RAY; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS; HIGH-ENERGY EMISSIONS; ISOTROPIZATION; MINIMUM DISTANCE; NONTHERMAL; OPTICAL DEPTH; ORBITAL PERIODS; PAIR PRODUCTION; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NON-THERMAL; SOFT X-RAY; SPECTRAL PATTERNS; STAR WINDS; STARS: INDIVIDUAL: CYGNUS X-3; THOMSON SCATTERING; X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAYS: BINARIES;

ABSORPTION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PHOTONS; STARS; X RAYS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79954580885     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116581     Document Type: Article

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