Jet interactions in massive X-ray binaries

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2007-04-05

arxiv.org/abs/0704.0811v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 pages, 5 figures. Invited talk presented at the meeting: "Massive Stars: fundamental parameters and circumstellar interactio

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Massive X-ray binaries are formed by a compact object that accretes matter from the stellar wind of an early-type donor star. In some of these systems, called microquasars, relativistic jets are launched from the surroundings of the compact object. Such jets interact with the photon field of the companion star, the stellar wind, and, at large distances, with the interstellar medium. In this paper I will review the main results of such interactions with particular emphasis on the production of high-energy photons and neutrinos. The case of some specific systems, like LS I +61 303, will be discussed in some detail. Prospects for future observations at different wavelengths of this type of objects will be presented.

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