Some Problems with the Radio Sources Cygnus X-3
Abstract
Radio data on the Cyg X-3 radio source taken during 1972 September-October show that the decay of major events cannot be adequately described by either an exponential or a power law, but rather there is a transition from an exponential decay with time to a power-law decay with time. In addition, there are repeatable cycles of short-time-scale modulation of the overall variations that recur with an apparent period of 1 day - exactly five times the known period of the infrared and X-ray source associated with Cyg X-3. It is suggested that these phenomena are related to the ejection and acceleration of relativistic particles as manifested by the binary characteristics of the system responsible for particle ejection.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- November 1974
- DOI:
- 10.1086/181659
- Bibcode:
- 1974ApJ...194L..13H
- Keywords:
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- Binary Stars;
- Periodic Variations;
- Radio Sources (Astronomy);
- Relativistic Particles;
- Stellar Mass Ejection;
- Diurnal Variations;
- Infrared Radiation;
- Radiant Flux Density;
- Variable Stars;
- X Ray Sources;
- Astronomy