Implications of 10 to the 16th eV gamma rays from CYG X-3

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Feb 1984

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Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 307, Feb. 16, 1984, p. 613, 614.

Physics

54

Cygnus Constellation, Gamma Ray Bursts, High Energy Interactions, Pulsars, X Ray Sources, Cosmic Ray Showers, Gravitational Waves, Ion Temperature, Particle Acceleration

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The implications of gamma ray detections from Cyg X-3 are discussed, and it is suggested that autocorrelating the air shower data in which the rays are detected may be the best way to determine the intrinsic width of the gamma ray pulses. It is argued that the radiating particles are accelerated by a pulsar and, if accelerated by any known mechanism, must be ions. If ions are accelerated to 10 to the 16th eV by a large amplitude Deutsch wave, then the gravitational wave luminosity should exceed that of the Crab pulsar by a factor of about 500,000, and the spin-down time should be about 80 yr. It is shown that ions can be accelerated in the near zone only if pair production does not greatly reduce the vacuum potential drop in that zone. Near-zone acceleration could be confirmed by detection of curvature radiation.

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