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VHE observations of binary systems performed with the MAGIC telescopes

Authors :
López-Oramas, Alicia
Blanch, Oscar
Wilhelmi, Emma de Oña
Fernández-Barral, Alba
Hadasch, Daniela
Moretti, Elena
Munar-Adrover, Pere
Paredes, Josep Maria
Ribó, Marc
Torres, Diego F.
Bordas, Pol
Brun, François
Casares, Jorge
Zanin, Roberta
Source :
International Journal of Modern Physics D, Vol. 27 (2018) 1844010
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

The improvement on the Imaging Air Cherenkov Technique (IACT) led to the discovery of a new type of sources that can emit at very high energies: the gamma-ray binaries. Only six systems are part of this exclusive class. We summarize the latest results from the observations performed with the MAGIC telescopes on different systems as the gamma-ray binary LS I +61$^{\circ}$ 303 and the microquasars SS433, V404 Cygni and Cygnus X-1, which are considered potential VHE gamma-ray emitters. The binary system LS I +61$^{\circ}$ 303 has been observed by MAGIC in a long-term monitoring campaign. We show the newest results of our search for super-orbital variability also in context of contemporaneous optical observations. Besides, we will present the results of the only super-critical accretor known in our galaxy: SS 433. We will introduce the VHE results achieved with MAGIC after 100 hours of observations on the microquasar Cygnus X-1 and report on the microquasar V404 Cyg, which has been observed with MAGIC after it went through a series of exceptional X-ray outbursts in June 2015.<br />Comment: Proceedings of High-Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows (HEPRO) VI conference

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
International Journal of Modern Physics D, Vol. 27 (2018) 1844010
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1807.09509
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271818440108