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1977•Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOpen access

Gamma radiation from Cyg X-3

K. M. V. Apparao

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Emission of gamma radiation resulting from inverse Compton scattering of X-ray photons of Cyg X-3 by radio electrons during the 1972 September 2 radio burst is calculated; the peak flux of gamma-rays of energy greater than 100 MeV near the Earth is calculated to be about 10–2 photon/(cm2 s). It is suggested that the recently observed gamma-ray flux from Cyg X-3 is a result of a similar scattering process during a lesser active period.

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Emission of gamma radiation resulting from inverse Compton scattering of X-ray photons of Cyg X-3 by radio electrons during the 1972 September 2 radio burst is calculated; the peak flux of gamma-rays of energy greater than 100 MeV near the Earth is calculated to be about 10–2 photon/(cm2 s). It is suggested that the recently observed gamma-ray flux from Cyg X-3 is a result of a similar scattering process during a lesser active period.

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Emission of gamma radiation resulting from inverse Compton scattering of X-ray photons of Cyg X-3 by radio electrons during the 1972 September 2 radio burst is calculated; the peak flux of gamma-rays of energy greater than 100 MeV near the Earth is calculated to be about 10–2 photon/(cm2 s). It is suggested that the recently observed gamma-ray flux from Cyg X-3 is a result of a similar scattering process during a lesser active period.

Key concepts: Physics, Compton scattering, Astrophysics, Gamma ray, Photon, Radiation, Electron, Flux (metallurgy)

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