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The MAGIC collaboration has recently reported the discovery of gamma-ray emission from the binary system LS I +61 303 in the TeV energy region. Here we present new observational results on this source in the energy range between 300 GeV and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-27 MAGIC Collaboration , J. Albert

We report on the analysis of Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) Proportional Counter Array (PCA) monitoring observations of the $\gamma$-ray binary system LS I +61 303, covering 35 full cycles of its orbital motion. This constitutes the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Diego F. Torres , Shu Zhang , Jian Li , Nanda Rea , G. Andrea Caliandro , Daniela Hadasch , Yupeng Chen , Jianmin Wang , Paul S. Ray

We present the results of a multiwavelength monitoring campaign targeting the gamma-ray source 2CG 135+1 in an attempt to confirm the association of this object with the radio/Be/X-ray binary system LSI +61o 303. The campaign included…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 M. S. Strickman , M. Tavani , M. J. Coe , I. A. Steele , J. Fabregat , J. Marti , J. M. Paredes , P. S. Ray

LS I +61 303 is an exceptionally rare example of a high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) that also exhibits MeV-TeV emission, making it one of only a handful of "gamma-ray binaries". Here we present H-alpha spectra that show strong variability…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-01-27 M. Virginia McSwain , Erika D. Grundstrom , Douglas R. Gies , Paul S. Ray

Context: The gamma-ray binary LSI+61303 shows multiple periodicities. The timing analysis of 6.7 yr of GBI radio data and of 6 yr of Fermi-LAT GeV gamma-ray data both have found two close periodicities P1(GBI) = 26.49 \pm 0.07 d,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-04 M. Massi , F. Jaron , T. Hovatta

Gamma-ray binaries allow us to study physical processes such as particle acceleration up to very-high energies and gamma-ray emission and absorption with changing geometrical configurations on a periodic basis. These sources produce…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-06-13 Javier Moldón , Marc Ribó , Josep M. Paredes

One of the most unusual aspects of the X-ray binary LSI +61 303 is that at each orbit (P1=26.4960 \pm 0.0028 d) one radio outburst occurs whose amplitude is modulated with Plong, a long-term period of more than 4 yr. It is still not clear…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-13 Maria Massi , Guidetta Torricelli-Ciamponi

Gamma-ray binaries are orbital modulated gamma-ray sources in the Galaxy detected both at GeV and TeV energies. The high-energy radiation may come from the interaction of energetic electrons injected by a young pulsar and photons from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-12-21 B. Cerutti , G. Dubus , G. Henri

One of the most enigmatic TeV binary systems, LS I +61$^\circ$ 303 exhibits a high degree of flux modulation from radio to TeV wavelengths over a single orbit of the binary system, once every $\sim$26.5 days. The binary system also exhibits…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-17 Payel Kar

We explore the possible association between the microquasar LSI+61 303 and the EGRET source 2CG 135+01/3EG J0241$+$6103 by studying, with a detailed numerical model, whether this system can produce the emission and the variability detected…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Valenti Bosch-Ramon , Josep M. Paredes

The Accretion Ejection Instability (hereafter AEI), has been proposed to explain, the energy and angular momentum transport from the innermost parts of accretion disks in the X-Ray Binaries (XB), (permitting thus the accretion), toward a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Rodriguez , P. Varniere , M. Tagger , Ph. Durouchoux

The X-ray binary LSI +61 303, consisting of a main sequence Be star and a compact object has been detected in the TeV range with MAGIC and VERITAS, and showed a clear intensity modulation as a function of the orbital phase. We describe a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Paul D. Nunez , Stephan LeBohec , Stephane Vincent

The gamma-ray binary LS I +61$^{\circ}$303 is a well established source from centimeter radio up to very high energy (VHE; E$>$100 GeV). Its broadband emission shows a periodicity of $\sim$26.5 days, coincident with the orbital period. A…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 MAGIC Collaboration , M. L. Ahnen , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , B. Banerjee , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , B. Biasuzzi , A. Biland , O. Blanch , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , S. Buson , A. Carosi , A. Chatterjee , R. Clavero , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , C. Delgado Mendez , F. Di Pierro , A. Domínguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher Glawion , D. Elsaesser , A. Fernández-Barral , D. Fidalgo , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , P. Giammaria , N. Godinović , A. González Muñoz , D. Gora , D. Guberman , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , Y. Hanabata , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , G. Hughes , W. Idec , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. López , R. López-Coto , A. López-Oramas , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , E. Moretti , D. Nakajima , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , M. Nievas Rosillo , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , R. Orito , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , J. Palacio , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , G. Pedaletti , M. Persic , J. Poutanen , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , T. Saito , K. Satalecka , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , M. Strzys , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , V. Verguilov , I. Vovk , J. E. Ward , M. Will , M. H. Wu , R. Zanin , J. Casares , A. Herrero

Gamma-ray binaries allow us to study physical processes such as particle acceleration up to very-high energies and gamma-ray emission and absorption with changing geometrical configurations on a periodic basis. They produce outflows of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 J. Moldón , M. Ribó , J. M. Paredes

Gamma-ray binary LS I+61$^{\circ}$ 303 consists of a neutron star orbiting around a Be star with a period of $P_{\rm orb}\simeq26.5\ {\rm d}$. Apart from orbital modulations, the binary shows long-term flux variations with a superorbital…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-23 A. M. Chen , J. Takata , Y. W. Yu

We present the results of the first multiwavelength observing campaign on the high-mass X-ray binary LS I +61 303 comprising observations at the TeV regime with the MAGIC telescope, along with X-ray observations with Chandra, and radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 MAGIC Collaboration , J. Albert

The gamma-ray binary system LS I +61 303 was studied in great detail in VHE gamma-rays in the last years by the MAGIC telescope. The VHE emission of the system exhibited a prominent periodic outburst in the orbital phases 0.6-0.7 between…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 T. Jogler , O. Blanch

We report 138 spectral observations of the H-alpha emission line of the radio- and gamma-ray-emitting Be/X-ray binary LSI+61303 obtained during the period of September 1998 -- January 2013. From measuring various H-alpha parameters, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 R. Zamanov , K. Stoyanov , J. Marti , N. A. Tomov , G. Belcheva , P. L. Luque-Escamilla , G. Latev

Non-thermal variable emission from radio to very-high energy gamma rays (VHE; >100 GeV) are the prime characteristics of gamma-ray binaries. The underlying physical processes leading to the observed VHE emission are not well understood, as…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Gernot Maier

Aims: Our aim is to explore the broad-band radio continuum spectrum of LSI+61303 during its outbursts by employing the available set of secondary focus receivers of the Effelsberg 100 m telescope. Methods: The clear periodicity of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-07-22 L. Zimmermann , L. Fuhrmann , M. Massi