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Absorption of gamma rays by X-ray photons around Cygnus X-31
- Source :
- Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics. 14:473-475
- Publication Year :
- 1990
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1990.
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Abstract
- We calculated the absorption of gamma rays of Cygnus X — 3 by the ambient X — ray photons through photon-photon pair production and inverse Compton scattering. Differences in the gamma ray spectrum between the X — ray high state and low state indicate the presence of this absorption.
Details
- ISSN :
- 02751062
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........45852d0ec6fcb63f37ae9a0c9ba5ef21