Published May 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

On periodic γ radiation of Cygnus X-3

  • 1. Moskovskij Inzhenerno-Fizicheskij Inst. (USSR)

Description

The periodic gamma-ray radiation with energy 108 and 1012 eV from the galactic source Cyg X-3 is analyzed. It is shown, that position of gamma-ray pulse at the light curve for the period P=1=48h (phase phi) depends on the interval of phases phi of the period P2=34.1 d, i.e. the pulse appears near the phase phi--0.2 if phi=0-0.5 and near phi=0.6 if phi=0.5-1.0. This dependence allows to remove the discrepancies between different experimental data and can be explained by relativistic precession of the orbit of the binary system the mass of which is approximately 103 M* (M* is the solar mass)

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Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
О периодическом γ-излучении Лебедя X-3

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Pis'ma Astron. Zh.
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
5
Series
Pis'ma Astron. Zh.
Journal Page Range
358-362
ISSN
0320-0108

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Notes
For English translation see the journal Soviet Astronomy Letters (USA).