Gamma ray absorption and the distance to Cygnus X-3

Details Gamma ray absorption and the distance to Cygnus X-3 Gamma ray absorption and the distance to Cygnus X-3

Apr 1984

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 133, no. 1, April 1984, p. 80-82. Research supported by the U.S. Department of

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astrometry, Black Body Radiation, Gamma Ray Absorption, High Energy Interactions, Microwave Emission, Pair Production, Crab Nebula, Cygnus Constellation, Electromagnetic Absorption, Luminosity, Photon Density, Radiant Flux Density

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If the effect of gamma ray absorption by photon-photon pair production
is taken into account, the gamma ray luminosity of Cygnus X-3 above
1015 eV is significantly increased. This would have the
effect of favoring the minimum distance (11.4 kpc) to the source.

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