Multi-wavelength (radio, X-ray and gamma-ray) observations of the gamma-ray binary LS I +61 303

Details Multi-wavelength (radio, X-ray and gamma-ray) observations of the gamma-ray binary LS I +61 303 Multi-wavelength (radio, X-ray and gamma-ray) observations of the gamma-ray binary LS I +61 303

2008-01-21

arxiv.org/abs/0801.3150v2

Astrophys.J.684:1351-1358,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, Part 1; 8 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1086/590332

We present the results of the first multiwavelength observing campaign on the high-mass X-ray binary LS I +61 303 comprising observations at the TeV regime with the MAGIC telescope, along with X-ray observations with Chandra, and radio interferometric observations with the MERLIN, EVN and VLBA arrays, in October and November 2006. From our MERLIN observations, we can exclude the existence of large scale (~100 mas) persistent radio-jets. Our 5.0 GHz VLBA observations display morphological similarities to previous 8.4 GHz VLBA observations carried out at the same orbital phase, suggesting a high level of periodicity and stability of the processes behind the radio emission. This makes it unlikely that variability of the radio emission is due to the interaction of an outflow with variable wind clumps. If the radio emission is produced by a milliarcsecond scale jet, it should also show a stable, periodic behavior. It is then difficult to reconcile the absence of a large scale jet (~100 mas) in our observations with the evidence of a persistent relativistic jet reported previously. We find a possible hint of temporal correlation between the X-ray and TeV emissions and evidence for radio/TeV non-correlation, which points to the existence of one population of particles producing the radio emission and a different one producing the X-ray and TeV emissions. Finally, we present a quasi-simultaneous energy spectrum including radio, X-ray and TeV bands.

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