Ultra high energy gamma rays from Cygnus X3

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Sep 1983

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 126, no. 1, Sept. 1983, p. 1-6. Research supported by the Science and Engineer

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gamma Ray Astronomy, Stellar Radiation, X Ray Sources, Cosmic Rays, Energy Spectra, Light Curve, Periodic Variations, Stellar Models

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The variability of the ultra high energy (UHE) gamma-ray intensity of Cygnus X3 on a time scale of 4.8 h is analyzed based on observations using the Dugway gamma-ray telescopes. Results of drift scan observations show evidence for a 4.8 h modulation which indicates that UHE gamma-rays of greater than 1300 GeV energy are emitted with an average peak strength of about 2 x 10 to the -10th/sq-sec, with the maximum in gamma rays coinciding with the X-ray maximum. The temporal profiles of the 4.8 h maxima show that the peak activity is confined to intervals of a few minutes close to X-ray phase 0.625. In addition, a 34 d variation in the strength of the 4.8 h maximum is observed in the UHE gamma rays. It is found that, at times of maximum activity, the telescope of maximum sensitivity (threshold 1000 GeV) detects a flux of 2 x 10 to the -9th/sq cm-sec.

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