Galactic Binary Systems
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2009-12-25 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract
The population of binary systems known to emit in the GeV and TeV bands consists of only a few firmly identified Galactic sources. These rare objects constitute extreme particle accelerators operating under varying, but regularly repeating, conditions. As such, they provide access to a unique laboratory in which to study particle acceleration, and the nature of gamma-ray production, emission and absorption processes near compact objects. Here we review the current observational status of the field, and discuss some of the recent interpretations of the results.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0912.4781,
title = {Galactic Binary Systems},
author = {J. Holder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.4781},
year = {2009}
}
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Proceedings of the 2009 Fermi Symposium. eConf Proceedings C091122