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Cyg X-3: a low-mass black hole or a neutron star

Cyg X-3 is a highly interesting accreting X-ray binary, emitting from the radio to high-energy gamma-rays. It consists of a compact object wind-fed by a Wolf-Rayet (WR) star, but the masses of the components and the mass-loss rate have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Andrzej A. Zdziarski , Joanna Mikolajewska , Krzysztof Belczynski

Long-term study of the gamma-ray emission of Cygnus X-3 with MAGIC and Fermi-LAT

Cygnus X-3 is a microquasar composed of a compact object of unknown nature closely orbiting around a Wolf-Rayet star. The particularities of this source make it a unique case among microquasars. This fact, together with its recent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-11 K. Abe , S. Abe , J. Abhir , A. Abhishek , V. A. Acciari , A. Aguasca-Cabot , I. Agudo , I. Albanese , T. Aniello , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , A. Arbet Engels , C. Arcaro , T. T. H. Arnesen , A. Babić , C. Bakshi , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , L. Barrios-Jiménez , I. Batković , J. Baxter , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , J. Bernete , A. Berti , J. Besenrieder , C. Bigongiari , A. Biland , O. Blanch , G. Bonnoli , P. Bordas , Ž. Bošnjak , E. Bronzini , I. Burelli , C. Campa , A. Campoy-Ordaz , A. Carosi , R. Carosi , M. Carretero-Castrillo , A. J. Castro-Tirado , D. Cerasole , G. Ceribella , A. Cerviño , A. Chilingarian , G. Chon , A. Cifuentes Santos , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , G. D'Amico , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , M. Delfino , J. Delgado , F. Di Pierro , R. Di Tria , L. Di Venere , A. Dinesh , D. Dominis Prester , A. Donini , D. Dorner , M. Doro , L. Eisenberger , D. Elsaesser , L. Foffano , L. Font , F. Frías García-Lago , S. Fröse , Y. Fukazawa , S. García Soto , M. Gaug , J. G. Giesbrecht Paiva , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , P. Gliwny , N. Godinović , T. Gradetzke , R. Grau , J. G. Green , P. Günther , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , G. Harutyunyan , T. Hassan , J. Herrera Llorente , D. Hrupec , D. Israyelyan , J. Jahanvi , I. Jiménez Martínez , J. Jiménez Quiles , S. Kankkunen , J. Konrad , P. M. Kouch , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , M. Láinez , A. Lamastra , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , R. López-Coto , M. López-Moya , A. López-Oramas , S. Loporchio , L. Lulić , E. Lyard , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , S. Mangano , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , P. Maruševec , D. Mazin , S. Menchiari , J. Méndez Gallego , S. Menon , D. Miceli , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , M. Molero González , E. Molina , H. A. Mondal , A. Moralejo , C. Nanci , A. Negro , V. Neustroev , M. Nievas Rosillo , C. Nigro , L. Nikolić , S. Nozaki , A. Okumura , J. Otero-Santos , S. Paiano , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , M. Peresano , M. Persic , M. Pihet , F. Podobnik , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , A. Roy , N. Sahakyan , F. G. Saturni , F. Schiavone , K. Schmitz , T. Schweizer , A. Sciaccaluga , G. Silvestri , A. Simongini , J. Sitarek , D. Sobczynska , A. Stamerra , J. Strišković , D. Strom , M. Strzys , Y. Suda , R. Takeishi , J. Tartera Barberà , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , M. Teshima , A. Tutone , S. Ubach , M. Vazquez Acosta , S. Ventura , G. Verna , I. Viale , A. Vigliano , C. F. Vigorito , E. Visentin , V. Vitale , M. Vorbrugg , I. Vovk , R. Walter , C. Walther , F. Wersig , P. K. H. Yeung , V. Bosch-Ramon

Search for High-Energy Neutrino Emission from Galactic X-ray Binaries with IceCube

We present the first comprehensive search for high-energy neutrino emission from high- and low-mass X-ray binaries conducted by IceCube. Galactic X-ray binaries are long-standing candidates for the source of Galactic hadronic cosmic rays…

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J. DeLaunay , D. Delgado López , H. Dembinski , K. Deoskar , A. Desai , P. Desiati , K. D. de Vries , G. de Wasseige , M. de With , T. DeYoung , A. Diaz , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , M. Dittmer , H. Dujmovic , M. Dunkman , M. A. DuVernois , T. Ehrhardt , P. Eller , R. Engel , H. Erpenbeck , J. Evans , P. A. Evenson , K. L. Fan , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , N. Feigl , S. Fiedlschuster , A. T. Fienberg , C. Finley , L. Fischer , D. Fox , A. Franckowiak , E. Friedman , A. Fritz , P. Fürst , T. K. Gaisser , J. Gallagher , E. Ganster , A. Garcia , S. Garrappa , L. Gerhardt , A. Ghadimi , C. Glaser , T. Glauch , T. Glüsenkamp , J. G. Gonzalez , S. Goswami , D. Grant , T. Grégoire , S. Griswold , C. Günther , P. Gutjahr , C. Haack , A. Hallgren , R. Halliday , L. Halve , F. Halzen , M. Ha Minh , K. Hanson , J. Hardin , A. A. Harnisch , A. Haungs , D. Hebecker , K. Helbing , F. Henningsen , E. C. Hettinger , S. Hickford , J. Hignight , C. Hill , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , R. Hoffmann , K. Hoshina , F. Huang , M. Huber , T. Huber , K. Hultqvist , M. Hünnefeld , R. Hussain , K. Hymon , S. In , N. Iovine , A. Ishihara , M. Jansson , G. S. Japaridze , M. Jeong , M. Jin , B. J. P. Jones , D. Kang , W. Kang , X. Kang , A. Kappes , D. Kappesser , L. Kardum , T. Karg , M. Karl , A. Karle , U. Katz , M. Kauer , M. Kellermann , J. L. Kelley , A. Kheirandish , K. Kin , T. Kintscher , J. Kiryluk , S. R. Klein , A. Kochocki , R. Koirala , H. Kolanoski , T. Kontrimas , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , S. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , P. Koundal , M. Kovacevich , M. Kowalski , T. Kozynets , E. Krupczak , E. Kun , N. Kurahashi , N. Lad , C. Lagunas Gualda , J. L. Lanfranchi , M. J. Larson , F. Lauber , J. P. Lazar , J. W. Lee , K. Leonard , A. Leszczyńska , Y. Li , M. Lincetto , Q. R. Liu , M. Liubarska , E. Lohfink , C. J. Lozano Mariscal , L. Lu , F. Lucarelli , A. Ludwig , W. Luszczak , Y. Lyu , W. Y. Ma , J. Madsen , K. B. M. Mahn , Y. Makino , S. Mancina , I. C. Mariş , I. Martinez-Soler , R. 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Weaver , P. Weigel , A. Weindl , M. J. Weiss , J. Weldert , C. Wendt , J. Werthebach , M. Weyrauch , N. Whitehorn , C. H. Wiebusch , N. Willey , D. R. Williams , M. Wolf , G. Wrede , J. Wulff , X. W. Xu , J. P. Yanez , E. Yildizci , S. Yoshida , S. Yu , T. Yuan , Z. Zhang , P. Zhelnin

The 2010 May Flaring Episode of Cygnus X-3 in Radio, X-Rays, and {\gamma}-Rays

In 2009, Cygnus X-3 (Cyg X-3) became the first microquasar to be detected in the GeV {\gamma}-ray regime, via the satellites Fermi and AGILE. The addition of this new band to the observational toolbox holds promise for building a more…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-05-11 Peter K. G. Williams , John A. Tomsick , Arash Bodaghee , Geoffrey C. Bower , Guy G. Pooley , Katja Pottschmidt , Jérôme Rodriguez , Jörn Wilms , Simone Migliari , Sergei A. Trushkin

Orbital modulation of X-ray emission lines in Cygnus X-3

We address the problem where the X-ray emission lines are formed and investigate orbital dynamics using Chandra HETG observations, photoionizing calculations and numerical wind-particle simulations.The observed Si XIV (6.185 A) and S XVI…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 O. Vilhu , P. Hakala , D. C. Hannikainen , M. McCollough , K. Koljonen

Infrared identification of 4U1323-619 revisited

We re-examine the infrared counterpart of the dipping low-mass x-ray binary 4U1323-619. New X-ray data available from the XMM and Chandra observatories combined with archival IR observations from the ESO 3.6m New Technology Telescope allow…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Ivan Zolotukhin , Mikhail Revnivtsev , Nikolai Shakura

Separation of two contributions to the high energy emission of Cygnus X-1: Polarization measurements with INTEGRAL SPI

Operational since 2002 on-board the INTEGRAL observatory, the SPI spectrometer can be used to perform polarization measurements in the hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray domain (~ 130 keV - 8 MeV). However, this phenomenon is complex to measure at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 E. Jourdain , J. P. Roques , M. Chauvin , D. J. Clark

The nature of the infrared counterpart of IGR J19140+0951

The INTEGRAL observatory has been (re-)discovering new X-ray sources since the beginning of nominal operations in early 2003. These sources include X-ray binaries, Active Galactic Nuclei, cataclysmic variables, etc. Amongst the X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. C. Hannikainen , M. G. Rawlings , P. Muhli , O. Vilhu , J. Schultz , J. Rodriguez

The Ultraluminous X-ray Sources NGC 1313 X-1 and X-2

We present a detailed analysis of XMM archival data of two Ultraluminous X-ray Sources (ULXs) in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 1313: NGC 1313 X-1 and X-2. The spectral continuum of these sources was modeled with a soft thermal component plus…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 R. Turolla , P. Mucciarelli , L. Zampieri , R. Falomo , M. Chieregato , A. Treves

Discovery of Correlated Behavior Between the HXR and the Radio Bands in Cygnus X-3

Using CGRO/BATSE hard X-ray (HXR) data and GHz radio monitoring data from the Green Bank Interferometer (GBI), we have performed a long term study ($\sim$ 1800 days) of the unusual X-ray binary Cyg X-3 resulting in the discovery of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. L. McCollough , C. R. Robinson , S. N. Zhang , B. A. Harmon , R. M. Hjellming , E. B. Waltman , R. S. Foster , F. D. Ghigo , M. S. Briggs , G. N. Pendleton , K. J. Johnston

The Cygnus X region - a multiwavelength view

The Cygnus X region is one of the most nearby massive star forming regions within our Galaxy, recognised by prominent emission throughout the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to gamma-ray waves. This paper reviews our current…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jürgen Knödlseder

First results of IBIS/ISGRI Cygnus X-3 monitoring during INTEGRAL PV phase

We report on preliminary results of IBIS/ISGRI serendipitous observations of Cygnus X-3 in the 15-100 keV energy range during the INTEGRAL Performance and Verification phase. This peculiar microquasar was inside IBIS/ISGRI field of view at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 P. Goldoni , J. -M. Bonnet-Bidaud , M. Falanga , A. Goldwurm

Comprehensive X-ray and Multiwavelength Study of ULXs in NGC 1566

This paper presents a comprehensive X-ray and multi-wavelength study of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in NGC 1566 using archival Chandra, Swift/XRT, James Webb Space Telescope, JWST, and Hubble Space Telescope, HST observations. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-28 Sinan Allak

The jet of 3C 273 observed with ROSAT HRI

ROSAT HRI observations of 3C 273 reveal X-ray emission all along the optically visible jet with the peak of emission at the inner end. Whereas the X-ray emission from the innermost knot A is consistent with a continuation of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hermann-Josef Roeser , Klaus Meisenheimer , Martin Neumann , R. G. Conway , R. A. Perley

Infrared spectroscopy of SWIFT J0850.8-4219: Identification of the second red supergiant X-ray binary in the Milky Way

High mass X-ray binaries hosting red supergiant (RSG) donors are a rare but crucial phase in massive stellar evolution, with only one source previously known in the Milky Way. In this letter, we present the identification of the second…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-15 Kishalay De , Fiona A. Daly , Roberto Soria

X-ray emission from isolated neutron stars

X-ray emission is a common feature of all varieties of isolated neutron stars (INS) and, thanks to the advent of sensitive instruments with good spectroscopic, timing, and imaging capabilities, X-ray observations have become an essential…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Sandro Mereghetti

Recurrent microblazar activity in Cygnus X-1?

Recurrent flaring events at X- and soft gamma-ray energies have been recently reported for the galactic black hole candidate Cygnus X-1. The observed fluxes during these transient outbursts are far higher than what is observed in ``normal''…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. E. Romero , M. M. Kaufman Bernado , I. F. Mirabel

A parsec scale X-ray extended structure from the X-ray binary Circinus X-1

We present the results of the analysis of two Chandra observations of Circinus X-1 performed in 2007, for a total exposure time of ~50 ks. The source was observed with the High Resolution Camera during a long X-ray low-flux state of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 P. Soleri , S. Heinz , R. Fender , R. Wijnands , V. Tudose , D. Altamirano , P. G. Jonker , M. van der Klis , L. Kuiper , C. Kaiser , P. Casella

Study of infrared excess from circumstellar disks in binaries with Spitzer/IRAC

The presence of excess emission at 3.6--8.0 $\mu$m was investigated in a sample of 27 binary systems located in two nearby star-forming regions, Taurus and Ophiuchus, by using Spitzer/Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) archival data. Angular…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-25 Yusuke Itoh , Misato Fukagawa , Hiroshi Shibai , Takahiro Sumi , Kodai Yamamoto

IGR J17329-2731: The birth of a symbiotic X-ray binary

We report on the results of the multiwavelength campaign carried out after the discovery of the INTEGRAL transient IGR J17329-2731. The optical data collected with the SOAR telescope allowed us to identify the donor star in this system as a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-03-06 E. Bozzo , A. Bahramian , C. Ferrigno , A. Sanna , J. Strader , F. Lewis , D. M. Russell , T. di Salvo , L. Burderi , A. Riggio , A. Papitto , P. Gandhi , P. Romano