Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-07-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 5 figures, to be published in the proceedings of the Moriond meeting "The Young Local Universe" (La Thuile, Italy, 20
Scientific paper
The Cygnus X region is one of the most nearby massive star forming regions within our Galaxy, recognised by prominent emission throughout the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to gamma-ray waves. This paper reviews our current knowledge about this region by describing its multi-wavelength characteristics. Particular emphasis will be given to the central stellar cluster Cyg OB2 that dominates the energetics and kinematics in the area. The cluster is also believed to be an active site of nucleosynthesis, as traced by the observation of the 1809 keV gamma-ray line, attributed to radioactive decay of 26Al. New observations obtained by the SPI telescope onboard the INTEGRAL gamma-ray observatory will be presented that corroborate this hypothesis, and that for the first time allow to measure the kinematics of the gas in the hot Cygnus X superbubble.
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