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The Multi-wavelength Characteristics of the TeV Binary LS I +61$^\circ$ 303

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2018-03-08 v1

Abstract

We study the characteristics of the TeV binary LS I +61^\circ 303 in radio, soft X-ray, hard X-ray, and gamma-ray (GeV and TeV) energies. The long term variability characteristics are examined as a function of the phase of the binary period of 26.496 days as well as the phase of the super orbital period of 1626 days, dividing the observations into a matrix of 10×\times10 phases of these two periods. It is found that the long term variability can be described by a sine function of the super orbital period, with the phase and amplitude systematically varying with the binary period phase. We also find a definite wavelength dependent change in this variability description. To understand the radiation mechanism, we define three states in the orbital/ super orbital phase matrix and examine the wide band spectral energy distribution. The derived source parameters indicate that the emission geometry is dominated by a jet structure showing a systematic variation with the orbital/ super orbital period. We suggest that LS I +61^\circ 303 is likely to be a micro-quasar with a steady jet.

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@article{arxiv.1603.09109,
  title  = {The Multi-wavelength Characteristics of the TeV Binary LS I +61$^\circ$ 303},
  author = {L. Saha and V. R. Chitnis and A. Shukla and A. R. Rao and B. S. Acharya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.09109},
  year   = {2018}
}

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10 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ