AGILE Detection of Enhanced Gamma-Ray Emission from the Microquasar Cygnus X-3
Abstract
The AGILE-GRID detector is revealing gamma ray emission above 100 MeV from a source positionally consistent with the microquasar Cygnus X-3. Integrating from 2017-02-27 UT 03:00:00 to 2017-03-01 UT 03:00:00 (MJD 57811.125 - 57813.125), a preliminary multi-source likelihood analysis detects a gamma-ray flux F( > 100 MeV) = (3 +/- 1) x 10^-6 photons/cm^2/s with a detection significance near 4 sigma.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- March 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017ATel10138....1P
- Keywords:
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- Request for Observations;
- Binary;
- Black Hole;
- Transient