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Cygnus X‐3 and EGRET Gamma‐Ray Observations

Authors :
Reshmi Mukherjee
J. R. Mattox
C. von Montigny
P. L. Nolan
C. E. Fichtel
D. L. Bertsch
Brenda Dingus
D. J. Thompson
D. A. Kniffen
Masaki Mori
Gottfried Kanbach
J. A. Esposito
P. V. Ramanamurthy
Peter F. Michelson
H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander
Yiing Lin
Stanley D. Hunter
P. Sreekumar
E. J. Schneid
Source :
The Astrophysical Journal. 476:842-846
Publication Year :
1997
Publisher :
American Astronomical Society, 1997.

Abstract

0!rQ1The 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 ~4.79 hr periodicity observed in X-rays and infrared.

Details

ISSN :
15384357 and 0004637X
Volume :
476
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Astrophysical Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........57a97bb4b27a7d17e3098b6293b44af8