Understanding Cygnus X-3 Through Multi-Wavelength Studies
Abstract
Cygnus X-3 is a unique microquasar which shows X-ray state changes, strong radio emission, and relativistic jets. It is also an unusual X-ray binary with the mass-donating companion being a high mass star Wolf-Rayet but the orbital modulation (as inferred from X-ray emission) is only 4.8 hours, a value more common in low-mass systems. It has recently been shown by AGILE and Fermi that Cygnus X-3, is a transient gamma-ray source (>100 MeV). To understand the environment, nature, and behavior of Cygnus X-3 multi-wavelength observations are necessary. In this proceedings we present the results achieved so far from multi-wavelength campaigns.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1012.3378,
title = {Understanding Cygnus X-3 Through Multi-Wavelength Studies},
author = {Michael McCollough and Karri Koljonen and Diana Hannikainen and Guy Pooley and Sergei A. Trushkin and Danny Steeghs and Marco Tavani and Robert Droulans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.3378},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Contributed talk during 8th INTEGRAL workshop, Dublin, Ireland, 27-30th Sept. 2010, 7 pages, 4 figures, 12/20/2010 reference corrections