Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303

V. A. Acciari; M. Beilicke; G. Blaylock; S. M. Bradbury; J. H. Buckley; V. Bugaev; Y. Butt; K. L. Byrum; O. Celik; A. Cesarini; L. Ciupik; Y. C.K. Chow; P. Cogan; P. Colin; W. Cui; M. K. Daniel; C. Duke; T. Ergin; A. D. Falcone; S. J. Fegan; J. P. Finley; P. Fortin; L. F. Fortson; D. Gall; K. Gibbs; G. H. Gillanders; J. Grube; R. Guenette; D. Hanna; E. Hays; J. Holder; D. Horan; S. B. Hughes; C. M. Hui; T. B. Humensky; P. Kaaret; D. B. Kieda; J. Kildea; A. Konopelko; H. Krawczynski; F. Krennrich; M. J. Lang; S. Lebohec; K. Lee; G. Maier; A. Mccann; M. Mccutcheon; J. Millis; P. Moriarty; R. Mukherjee; T. Nagai; R. A. Ong; D. Pandel; J. S. Perkins; F. Pizlo; M. Pohl; J. Quinn; K. Ragan; P. T. Reynolds; H. J. Rose; M. Schroedter; G. H. Sembroski; A. W. Smith; D. Steele; S. P. Swordy; J. A. Toner; L. Valcarcel; V. V. Vassiliev; R. Wagner; S. P. Wakely; J. E. Ward; T. C. Weekes; A. Weinstein; R. J. White; D. A. Williams; S. A. Wissel; M. Wood; B. Zitzer

doi:10.1086/587736

Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303

V. A. Acciari
, M. Beilicke
, G. Blaylock
, S. M. Bradbury
, J. H. Buckley
, V. Bugaev
, Y. Butt
, K. L. Byrum
, O. Celik
, A. Cesarini
, L. Ciupik
, Y. C.K. Chow
, P. Cogan
, P. Colin
, W. Cui
, M. K. Daniel
, C. Duke
, T. Ergin
, A. D. Falcone
, S. J. Fegan

J. P. Finley, P. Fortin, L. F. Fortson, D. Gall, K. Gibbs, G. H. Gillanders, J. Grube, R. Guenette, D. Hanna, E. Hays, J. Holder, D. Horan, S. B. Hughes, C. M. Hui, T. B. Humensky, P. Kaaret, D. B. Kieda, J. Kildea, A. Konopelko, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M. J. Lang, S. Lebohec, K. Lee, G. Maier, A. Mccann, M. Mccutcheon, J. Millis, P. Moriarty, R. Mukherjee, T. Nagai, R. A. Ong, D. Pandel, J. S. Perkins, F. Pizlo, M. Pohl, J. Quinn, K. Ragan, P. T. Reynolds, H. J. Rose, M. Schroedter, G. H. Sembroski, A. W. Smith, D. Steele, S. P. Swordy, J. A. Toner, L. Valcarcel, V. V. Vassiliev, R. Wagner, S. P. Wakely, J. E. Ward, T. C. Weekes, A. Weinstein, R. J. White, D. A. Williams, S. A. Wissel, M. Wood, B. Zitzer

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Washington University in St. Louis
UMass Amherst
University of Leeds
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Argonne National Laboratory
University of California, Los Angeles
IDA Business Park
Adler Planetarium
McGill University
University of Utah
Purdue University
Grinnell College
Pennsylvania State University
Barnard College
The Bartol Research Institute
University of Chicago
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University College Dublin
Cork Institute of Technology
University of California at Santa Cruz

Résultats de recherche: Contribution à un journal › Article › Revue par des pairs

Résumé

LS I+61 303 is one of only a few high-mass X-ray binaries currently detected at high significance in very high energy γ-rays. The system was observed over several orbital cycles (between 2006 September and 2007 February) with the VERITAS array of imaging air Cerenkov telescopes. A signal of γ-rays with energies above 300 GeV is found with a statistical significance of 8.4 standard deviations. The detected flux is measured to be strongly variable; the maximum flux is found during most orbital cycles at apastron. The energy spectrum for the period of maximum emission can be characterized by a power law with a photon index of Γ = 2.40 ± 0.16_stat ± 0.2_sys and a flux above 300 GeV corresponding to 15%-20% of the flux from the Crab Nebula.

langue originale	Anglais
Pages (de - à)	1427-1432
Nombre de pages	6
journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	679
Numéro de publication	2
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/587736
état	Publié - 1 juin 2008
Modification externe	Oui

Accès au document

10.1086/587736

Contient cette citation

Acciari, V. A., Beilicke, M., Blaylock, G., Bradbury, S. M., Buckley, J. H., Bugaev, V., Butt, Y., Byrum, K. L., Celik, O., Cesarini, A., Ciupik, L., Chow, Y. C. K., Cogan, P., Colin, P., Cui, W., Daniel, M. K., Duke, C., Ergin, T., Falcone, A. D., ... Zitzer, B. (2008). Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303. Astrophysical Journal, 679(2), 1427-1432. https://doi.org/10.1086/587736

@article{7c030540478441299803efa02926fc71,

title = "Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303",

abstract = "LS I+61 303 is one of only a few high-mass X-ray binaries currently detected at high significance in very high energy γ-rays. The system was observed over several orbital cycles (between 2006 September and 2007 February) with the VERITAS array of imaging air Cerenkov telescopes. A signal of γ-rays with energies above 300 GeV is found with a statistical significance of 8.4 standard deviations. The detected flux is measured to be strongly variable; the maximum flux is found during most orbital cycles at apastron. The energy spectrum for the period of maximum emission can be characterized by a power law with a photon index of Γ = 2.40 ± 0.16stat ± 0.2sys and a flux above 300 GeV corresponding to 15\%-20\% of the flux from the Crab Nebula.",

keywords = "Acceleration of particles, Binaries: general, Gamma rays: observations",

author = "Acciari, \{V. A.\} and M. Beilicke and G. Blaylock and Bradbury, \{S. M.\} and Buckley, \{J. H.\} and V. Bugaev and Y. Butt and Byrum, \{K. L.\} and O. Celik and A. Cesarini and L. Ciupik and Chow, \{Y. C.K.\} and P. Cogan and P. Colin and W. Cui and Daniel, \{M. K.\} and C. Duke and T. Ergin and Falcone, \{A. D.\} and Fegan, \{S. J.\} and Finley, \{J. P.\} and P. Fortin and Fortson, \{L. F.\} and D. Gall and K. Gibbs and Gillanders, \{G. H.\} and J. Grube and R. Guenette and D. Hanna and E. Hays and J. Holder and D. Horan and Hughes, \{S. B.\} and Hui, \{C. M.\} and Humensky, \{T. B.\} and P. Kaaret and Kieda, \{D. B.\} and J. Kildea and A. Konopelko and H. Krawczynski and F. Krennrich and Lang, \{M. J.\} and S. Lebohec and K. Lee and G. Maier and A. Mccann and M. Mccutcheon and J. Millis and P. Moriarty and R. Mukherjee and T. Nagai and Ong, \{R. A.\} and D. Pandel and Perkins, \{J. S.\} and F. Pizlo and M. Pohl and J. Quinn and K. Ragan and Reynolds, \{P. T.\} and Rose, \{H. J.\} and M. Schroedter and Sembroski, \{G. H.\} and Smith, \{A. W.\} and D. Steele and Swordy, \{S. P.\} and Toner, \{J. A.\} and L. Valcarcel and Vassiliev, \{V. V.\} and R. Wagner and Wakely, \{S. P.\} and Ward, \{J. E.\} and Weekes, \{T. C.\} and A. Weinstein and White, \{R. J.\} and Williams, \{D. A.\} and Wissel, \{S. A.\} and M. Wood and B. Zitzer",

year = "2008",

month = jun,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1086/587736",

language = "English",

volume = "679",

pages = "1427--1432",

journal = "Astrophysical Journal",

issn = "0004-637X",

number = "2",

}

Acciari, VA, Beilicke, M, Blaylock, G, Bradbury, SM, Buckley, JH, Bugaev, V, Butt, Y, Byrum, KL, Celik, O, Cesarini, A, Ciupik, L, Chow, YCK, Cogan, P, Colin, P, Cui, W, Daniel, MK, Duke, C, Ergin, T, Falcone, AD, Fegan, SJ, Finley, JP, Fortin, P, Fortson, LF, Gall, D, Gibbs, K, Gillanders, GH, Grube, J, Guenette, R, Hanna, D, Hays, E, Holder, J, Horan, D, Hughes, SB, Hui, CM, Humensky, TB, Kaaret, P, Kieda, DB, Kildea, J, Konopelko, A, Krawczynski, H, Krennrich, F, Lang, MJ, Lebohec, S, Lee, K, Maier, G, Mccann, A, Mccutcheon, M, Millis, J, Moriarty, P, Mukherjee, R, Nagai, T, Ong, RA, Pandel, D, Perkins, JS, Pizlo, F, Pohl, M, Quinn, J, Ragan, K, Reynolds, PT, Rose, HJ, Schroedter, M, Sembroski, GH, Smith, AW, Steele, D, Swordy, SP, Toner, JA, Valcarcel, L, Vassiliev, VV, Wagner, R, Wakely, SP, Ward, JE, Weekes, TC, Weinstein, A, White, RJ, Williams, DA, Wissel, SA, Wood, M & Zitzer, B 2008, 'Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303', Astrophysical Journal, VOL. 679, Numéro 2, p. 1427-1432. https://doi.org/10.1086/587736

TY - JOUR

T1 - Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303

AU - Acciari, V. A.

AU - Beilicke, M.

AU - Blaylock, G.

AU - Bradbury, S. M.

AU - Buckley, J. H.

AU - Bugaev, V.

AU - Butt, Y.

AU - Byrum, K. L.

AU - Celik, O.

AU - Cesarini, A.

AU - Ciupik, L.

AU - Chow, Y. C.K.

AU - Cogan, P.

AU - Colin, P.

AU - Cui, W.

AU - Daniel, M. K.

AU - Duke, C.

AU - Ergin, T.

AU - Falcone, A. D.

AU - Fegan, S. J.

AU - Finley, J. P.

AU - Fortin, P.

AU - Fortson, L. F.

AU - Gall, D.

AU - Gibbs, K.

AU - Gillanders, G. H.

AU - Grube, J.

AU - Guenette, R.

AU - Hanna, D.

AU - Hays, E.

AU - Holder, J.

AU - Horan, D.

AU - Hughes, S. B.

AU - Hui, C. M.

AU - Humensky, T. B.

AU - Kaaret, P.

AU - Kieda, D. B.

AU - Kildea, J.

AU - Konopelko, A.

AU - Krawczynski, H.

AU - Krennrich, F.

AU - Lang, M. J.

AU - Lebohec, S.

AU - Lee, K.

AU - Maier, G.

AU - Mccann, A.

AU - Mccutcheon, M.

AU - Millis, J.

AU - Moriarty, P.

AU - Mukherjee, R.

AU - Nagai, T.

AU - Ong, R. A.

AU - Pandel, D.

AU - Perkins, J. S.

AU - Pizlo, F.

AU - Pohl, M.

AU - Quinn, J.

AU - Ragan, K.

AU - Reynolds, P. T.

AU - Rose, H. J.

AU - Schroedter, M.

AU - Sembroski, G. H.

AU - Smith, A. W.

AU - Steele, D.

AU - Swordy, S. P.

AU - Toner, J. A.

AU - Valcarcel, L.

AU - Vassiliev, V. V.

AU - Wagner, R.

AU - Wakely, S. P.

AU - Ward, J. E.

AU - Weekes, T. C.

AU - Weinstein, A.

AU - White, R. J.

AU - Williams, D. A.

AU - Wissel, S. A.

AU - Wood, M.

AU - Zitzer, B.

PY - 2008/6/1

Y1 - 2008/6/1

N2 - LS I+61 303 is one of only a few high-mass X-ray binaries currently detected at high significance in very high energy γ-rays. The system was observed over several orbital cycles (between 2006 September and 2007 February) with the VERITAS array of imaging air Cerenkov telescopes. A signal of γ-rays with energies above 300 GeV is found with a statistical significance of 8.4 standard deviations. The detected flux is measured to be strongly variable; the maximum flux is found during most orbital cycles at apastron. The energy spectrum for the period of maximum emission can be characterized by a power law with a photon index of Γ = 2.40 ± 0.16stat ± 0.2sys and a flux above 300 GeV corresponding to 15%-20% of the flux from the Crab Nebula.

AB - LS I+61 303 is one of only a few high-mass X-ray binaries currently detected at high significance in very high energy γ-rays. The system was observed over several orbital cycles (between 2006 September and 2007 February) with the VERITAS array of imaging air Cerenkov telescopes. A signal of γ-rays with energies above 300 GeV is found with a statistical significance of 8.4 standard deviations. The detected flux is measured to be strongly variable; the maximum flux is found during most orbital cycles at apastron. The energy spectrum for the period of maximum emission can be characterized by a power law with a photon index of Γ = 2.40 ± 0.16stat ± 0.2sys and a flux above 300 GeV corresponding to 15%-20% of the flux from the Crab Nebula.

KW - Acceleration of particles

KW - Binaries: general

KW - Gamma rays: observations

U2 - 10.1086/587736

DO - 10.1086/587736

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:46349101965

SN - 0004-637X

VL - 679

SP - 1427

EP - 1432

JO - Astrophysical Journal

JF - Astrophysical Journal

IS - 2

ER -

Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303

Résumé

Accès au document

Empreinte digitale

Contient cette citation