The disk/jet connection in the enigmatic microquasar Cygnus X-3
Abstract
Simultaneous multi-wavelength observations are crucial for understanding the physics of microquasars, especially the accretion disk/jet connection. The enigmatic microquasar Cygnus X-3 exhibits strong, relativistic jet ejection events producing radio flares up to 20 Jy. These events are preceded by a very soft X-ray state with quenched emission in the radio and hard X-ray bands. Recently, GeV flux was observed by the AGILE and Fermi γ-ray observatories during the newly-identified hypersoft state. By using an extensive database of simultaneous multi-wavelength observations gathered from Cygnus X-3 we can form a more unified picture of the nature of the source and show how the recent γ-ray observations fit into it.
- Publication:
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Jets at All Scales
- Pub Date:
- February 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921310016170
- Bibcode:
- 2011IAUS..275..285K
- Keywords:
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- Accretion;
- accretion disks;
- Binaries: close;
- Gamma rays: observations;
- Radio continuum: stars;
- Stars: winds;
- outflows;
- X-rays: binaries;
- X-rays: individual: Cygnus X-3