AGILE detection of enhanced gamma-ray emission from Cygnus X-3
Abstract
AGILE is detecting gamma-ray emission above 100 MeV from a source positionally consistent with the microquasar Cygnus X-3. Integrating from 2019-04-15 UT 15:00:00 to 2019-04-20 UT 15:00:00, a preliminary multi-source likelihood analysis yields a detection with a gamma-ray flux F( > 100 MeV) = (1.7 +/- 0.6) x 10^-6 photons/cm^2/s.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- April 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019ATel12677....1P
- Keywords:
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- Binary;
- Black Hole;
- Transient