The MeV gamma -Ray Spectrum of Cygnus X-1

Details The MeV gamma -Ray Spectrum of Cygnus X-1 The MeV gamma -Ray Spectrum of Cygnus X-1

May 1997

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American Astronomical Society, 190th AAS Meeting, #10.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 29, p.792

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Measurements of the gamma -ray spectrum of Cygnus X-1 can provide useful information on the extent to which non-thermal processes may be operating within the accretion flow. The COMPTEL experiment on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) has made several observations of Cygnus X-1 since its launch in April 1991. These data provide the most sensitive observations ever made of Cygnus X-1 in the 0.75--30 MeV energy band. Here, we shall summarize the latest findings from an analysis of these data. The time-averaged COMPTEL spectrum clearly indicates evidence for emission extending up to several MeV. There is no evidence for any Wien-type feature such as that previously reported from the HEAO-3 data. However, the presence of emission up to several MeV suggests, in itself, that standard thermal Comptonization models may be insufficient in explaining the broad-band spectrum. A comparison of these data has been made with contemporaneous OSSE and BATSE data. We review and discuss the implications of these comparisons.

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