Very-High-Energy Observations of X-Ray Binaries

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May 2008

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A POPULATION EXPLOSION: The Nature & Evolution of X-ray Binaries in Diverse Environments. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 10

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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X-Ray Binaries, Astronomical And Space-Research Instrumentation, Stellar Clusters And Associations, X- And Gamma-Ray Sources, Mirrors, Gratings, And Detectors

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The new generation of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (HESS, MAGIC, VERITAS) has allowed us to conduct sensitive observations in the TeV regime. Several X-ray binaries have been detected, among them PSR B1259-63, LS 5039, LS I +61 303 and, very recently, Cygnus X-1. All of them contain high-mass donors. While in the case of PSR B1259-63 the compact object is a confirmed young non-accreting pulsar, and in the case of Cygnus X-1 it is a dynamically confirmed stellar-mass black hole and microquasar jet source, the situation is not yet clear in the cases of LS 5039 and LS I +61 303. I summarize here the current status of Very-High-Energy observations of X-ray binaries and discuss possible scenarios that have been put forward to explain the TeV emission of these systems.

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