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Gamma-ray sources like V407 Cygni in Symbiotic Stars

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2011-02-01 v1

Abstract

Using a simple accelerating model and an assumption that γ\gamma-rays originate from ppp-p collisions for a π0\pi^0 model, we investigate γ\gamma-ray sources like V407 Cygni in symbiotic stars. The upper limit of their occurrence rate in the Galaxy is between 0.5 and 5 yr1^{-1}, indicating that they may be an important source of the high-energy γ\gamma-rays. The maximum energies of the accelerated protons mainly distribute around 101110^{11} eV, and barely reach 101510^{15} eV. The novae occurring in D-type SSs with ONe WDs and long orbital periods are good candidates for γ\gamma-ray sources. Due to a short orbital period which results in a short acceleration duration, the nova occurring in symbiotic star RS Oph can not produce the γ\gamma-ray emission like that in V407 Cygni.

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@article{arxiv.1101.6013,
  title  = {Gamma-ray sources like V407 Cygni in Symbiotic Stars},
  author = {Guoliang Lu and Chunhua Zhu and Zhaojun Wang and Wensheng Huo and Yuangui Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.6013},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

4pages, 3 figures, Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letter