Variable very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar LS I +61 303

J. Albert; E. Aliu; H. Anderhub; P. Antoranz; A. Armada; M. Asensio; C. Baixeras; J. A. Barrio; M. Bartelt; H. Bartko; D. Bastieri; S. R. Bavikadi; W. Bednarek; K. Berger; C. Bigongiari; A. Biland; E. Bisesi; R. K. Bock; P. Bordas; V. Bosch-Ramon; T. Bretz; I. Britvitch; M. Camara; E. Carmona; A. Chilingarian; S. Ciprini; J. A. Coarasa; S. Commichau; J. L. Contreras; J. Cortina; V. Curtef; V. Danielyan; F. Dazzi; A. Da Angelis; R. De Los Reyes; B. De Lotto; E. Domingo-Santamaria; D. Dorner; M. Doro; M. Errando; M. Fagiolini; D. Ferenc; E. Fernández; R. Firpo; J. Flix; M. V. Fonseca; L. Font; M. Fuchs; H. Galante; M. Garczarczyk; M. Gaug; M. Giller; F. Goebel; D. Hakobyan; M. Hayashida; T. Hengstebeck; D. Höhne; J. Hose; C. C. Hsu; P. G. Isar; P. Jacon; O. Kalekin; R. Kosyra; D. Kranich; M. Laatiaoui; A. Laille; T. Lenisa; P. Liebing; E. Lindfors; S. Lombardi; F. Longo; J. López; M. Lopez; E. Lorenz; F. Lucarelli; P. Majumdar; G. Maneva; K. Mannheim; O. Mansutti; M. Mariotti; M. Martínez; K. Mase; D. Mazin; C. Merck; M. Meucci; M. Meyer; J. M. Miranda; R. Mirzoyan; S. Mizobuchi; A. Moralejo; K. Nilsson; E. Oña-Wilhelmi; R. Orduña; H. Otte; I. Oya; D. Paneque; R. Paoletti; J. M. Paredes; M. Pasanen; D. Pascoli; F. Pauss; H. Pavel; R. Pegna; M. Persic; L. Peruzzo; A. Piccioli; M. Poller; G. Pooley; E. Prandini; A. Raymers; W. Rhode; M. Ribó; J. Rico; B. Riegel; M. Rissi; A. Robert; G. E. Romero; S. Rügamer; A. Saggion; A. Sánchez; P. Sartori; V. Scalzotto; V. Scapin; R. Schmitt; T. Schweizer; M. Shaydult; K. Shinozaki; S. N. Shore; N. Sidro; A. Sillanpää; D. Sobczynska; A. Stamerra; L. S. Stark; L. Takalo; P. Temnikov; D. Tescaro; M. Teshima; N. Tonello; A. Torres; D. F. Torres; N. Turini; H. Vankov; V. Vitale; R. M. Wagner; T. Wibig; W. Wittek; R. Zanin; J. Zapatero

doi:10.1126/science.1128177

Variable very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar LS I +61 303

J. Albert
, E. Aliu
, H. Anderhub
, P. Antoranz
, A. Armada
, M. Asensio
, C. Baixeras
, J. A. Barrio
, M. Bartelt
, H. Bartko
, D. Bastieri
, S. R. Bavikadi
, W. Bednarek
, K. Berger
, C. Bigongiari
, A. Biland
, E. Bisesi
, R. K. Bock
, P. Bordas
, V. Bosch-Ramon

T. Bretz, I. Britvitch, M. Camara, E. Carmona, A. Chilingarian, S. Ciprini, J. A. Coarasa, S. Commichau, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, V. Curtef, V. Danielyan, F. Dazzi, A. Da Angelis, R. De Los Reyes, B. De Lotto, E. Domingo-Santamaria, D. Dorner, M. Doro, M. Errando, M. Fagiolini, D. Ferenc, E. Fernández, R. Firpo, J. Flix, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, M. Fuchs, H. Galante, M. Garczarczyk, M. Gaug, M. Giller, F. Goebel, D. Hakobyan, M. Hayashida, T. Hengstebeck, D. Höhne, J. Hose, C. C. Hsu, P. G. Isar, P. Jacon, O. Kalekin, R. Kosyra, D. Kranich, M. Laatiaoui, A. Laille, T. Lenisa, P. Liebing, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, F. Longo, J. López, M. Lopez, E. Lorenz, F. Lucarelli, P. Majumdar, G. Maneva, K. Mannheim, O. Mansutti, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, K. Mase, D. Mazin, C. Merck, M. Meucci, M. Meyer, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, S. Mizobuchi, A. Moralejo, K. Nilsson, E. Oña-Wilhelmi, R. Orduña, H. Otte, I. Oya, D. Paneque, R. Paoletti, J. M. Paredes, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli, F. Pauss, H. Pavel, R. Pegna, M. Persic, L. Peruzzo, A. Piccioli, M. Poller, G. Pooley, E. Prandini, A. Raymers, W. Rhode, M. Ribó, J. Rico, B. Riegel, M. Rissi, A. Robert, G. E. Romero, S. Rügamer, A. Saggion, A. Sánchez, P. Sartori, V. Scalzotto, V. Scapin, R. Schmitt, T. Schweizer, M. Shaydult, K. Shinozaki, S. N. Shore, N. Sidro, A. Sillanpää, D. Sobczynska, A. Stamerra, L. S. Stark, L. Takalo, P. Temnikov, D. Tescaro, M. Teshima, N. Tonello, A. Torres, D. F. Torres, N. Turini, H. Vankov, V. Vitale, R. M. Wagner, T. Wibig, W. Wittek, R. Zanin, J. Zapatero

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Microquasars are binary star systems with relativistic radio-emitting jets. They are potential sources of cosmic rays and can be used to elucidate the physics of relativistic jets. We report the detection of variable gamma-ray emission above 100 gigaelertron volts from the microquasar LS I +61 303. Six orbital cycles were recorded. Several detections occur at a similar orbital phase, which suggests that the emission is periodic. The strongest gamma-ray emission is not observed when the two stars are closest to one another, implying a strong orbital modulation of the emission or absorption processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1771-1773
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	312
Issue number	5781
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128177
State	Published - Jun 23 2006

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Albert, J., Aliu, E., Anderhub, H., Antoranz, P., Armada, A., Asensio, M., Baixeras, C., Barrio, J. A., Bartelt, M., Bartko, H., Bastieri, D., Bavikadi, S. R., Bednarek, W., Berger, K., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Bisesi, E., Bock, R. K., Bordas, P., ... Zapatero, J. (2006). Variable very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar LS I +61 303. Science, 312(5781), 1771-1773. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128177

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Albert, J, Aliu, E, Anderhub, H, Antoranz, P, Armada, A, Asensio, M, Baixeras, C, Barrio, JA, Bartelt, M, Bartko, H, Bastieri, D, Bavikadi, SR, Bednarek, W, Berger, K, Bigongiari, C, Biland, A, Bisesi, E, Bock, RK, Bordas, P, Bosch-Ramon, V, Bretz, T, Britvitch, I, Camara, M, Carmona, E, Chilingarian, A, Ciprini, S, Coarasa, JA, Commichau, S, Contreras, JL, Cortina, J, Curtef, V, Danielyan, V, Dazzi, F, Da Angelis, A, De Los Reyes, R, De Lotto, B, Domingo-Santamaria, E, Dorner, D, Doro, M, Errando, M, Fagiolini, M, Ferenc, D, Fernández, E, Firpo, R, Flix, J, Fonseca, MV, Font, L, Fuchs, M, Galante, H, Garczarczyk, M, Gaug, M, Giller, M, Goebel, F, Hakobyan, D, Hayashida, M, Hengstebeck, T, Höhne, D, Hose, J, Hsu, CC, Isar, PG, Jacon, P, Kalekin, O, Kosyra, R, Kranich, D, Laatiaoui, M, Laille, A, Lenisa, T, Liebing, P, Lindfors, E, Lombardi, S, Longo, F, López, J, Lopez, M, Lorenz, E, Lucarelli, F, Majumdar, P, Maneva, G, Mannheim, K, Mansutti, O, Mariotti, M, Martínez, M, Mase, K, Mazin, D, Merck, C, Meucci, M, Meyer, M, Miranda, JM, Mirzoyan, R, Mizobuchi, S, Moralejo, A, Nilsson, K, Oña-Wilhelmi, E, Orduña, R, Otte, H, Oya, I, Paneque, D, Paoletti, R, Paredes, JM, Pasanen, M, Pascoli, D, Pauss, F, Pavel, H, Pegna, R, Persic, M, Peruzzo, L, Piccioli, A, Poller, M, Pooley, G, Prandini, E, Raymers, A, Rhode, W, Ribó, M, Rico, J, Riegel, B, Rissi, M, Robert, A, Romero, GE, Rügamer, S, Saggion, A, Sánchez, A, Sartori, P, Scalzotto, V, Scapin, V, Schmitt, R, Schweizer, T, Shaydult, M, Shinozaki, K, Shore, SN, Sidro, N, Sillanpää, A, Sobczynska, D, Stamerra, A, Stark, LS, Takalo, L, Temnikov, P, Tescaro, D, Teshima, M, Tonello, N, Torres, A, Torres, DF, Turini, N, Vankov, H, Vitale, V, Wagner, RM, Wibig, T, Wittek, W, Zanin, R & Zapatero, J 2006, 'Variable very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar LS I +61 303', Science, vol. 312, no. 5781, pp. 1771-1773. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128177

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T1 - Variable very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar LS I +61 303

AU - Albert, J.

AU - Aliu, E.

AU - Anderhub, H.

AU - Antoranz, P.

AU - Armada, A.

AU - Asensio, M.

AU - Baixeras, C.

AU - Barrio, J. A.

AU - Bartelt, M.

AU - Bartko, H.

AU - Bastieri, D.

AU - Bavikadi, S. R.

AU - Bednarek, W.

AU - Berger, K.

AU - Bigongiari, C.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Bisesi, E.

AU - Bock, R. K.

AU - Bordas, P.

AU - Bosch-Ramon, V.

AU - Bretz, T.

AU - Britvitch, I.

AU - Camara, M.

AU - Carmona, E.

AU - Chilingarian, A.

AU - Ciprini, S.

AU - Coarasa, J. A.

AU - Commichau, S.

AU - Contreras, J. L.

AU - Cortina, J.

AU - Curtef, V.

AU - Danielyan, V.

AU - Dazzi, F.

AU - Da Angelis, A.

AU - De Los Reyes, R.

AU - De Lotto, B.

AU - Domingo-Santamaria, E.

AU - Dorner, D.

AU - Doro, M.

AU - Errando, M.

AU - Fagiolini, M.

AU - Ferenc, D.

AU - Fernández, E.

AU - Firpo, R.

AU - Flix, J.

AU - Fonseca, M. V.

AU - Font, L.

AU - Fuchs, M.

AU - Galante, H.

AU - Garczarczyk, M.

AU - Gaug, M.

AU - Giller, M.

AU - Goebel, F.

AU - Hakobyan, D.

AU - Hayashida, M.

AU - Hengstebeck, T.

AU - Höhne, D.

AU - Hose, J.

AU - Hsu, C. C.

AU - Isar, P. G.

AU - Jacon, P.

AU - Kalekin, O.

AU - Kosyra, R.

AU - Kranich, D.

AU - Laatiaoui, M.

AU - Laille, A.

AU - Lenisa, T.

AU - Liebing, P.

AU - Lindfors, E.

AU - Lombardi, S.

AU - Longo, F.

AU - López, J.

AU - Lopez, M.

AU - Lorenz, E.

AU - Lucarelli, F.

AU - Majumdar, P.

AU - Maneva, G.

AU - Mannheim, K.

AU - Mansutti, O.

AU - Mariotti, M.

AU - Martínez, M.

AU - Mase, K.

AU - Mazin, D.

AU - Merck, C.

AU - Meucci, M.

AU - Meyer, M.

AU - Miranda, J. M.

AU - Mirzoyan, R.

AU - Mizobuchi, S.

AU - Moralejo, A.

AU - Nilsson, K.

AU - Oña-Wilhelmi, E.

AU - Orduña, R.

AU - Otte, H.

AU - Oya, I.

AU - Paneque, D.

AU - Paoletti, R.

AU - Paredes, J. M.

AU - Pasanen, M.

AU - Pascoli, D.

AU - Pauss, F.

AU - Pavel, H.

AU - Pegna, R.

AU - Persic, M.

AU - Peruzzo, L.

AU - Piccioli, A.

AU - Poller, M.

AU - Pooley, G.

AU - Prandini, E.

AU - Raymers, A.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribó, M.

AU - Rico, J.

AU - Riegel, B.

AU - Rissi, M.

AU - Robert, A.

AU - Romero, G. E.

AU - Rügamer, S.

AU - Saggion, A.

AU - Sánchez, A.

AU - Sartori, P.

AU - Scalzotto, V.

AU - Scapin, V.

AU - Schmitt, R.

AU - Schweizer, T.

AU - Shaydult, M.

AU - Shinozaki, K.

AU - Shore, S. N.

AU - Sidro, N.

AU - Sillanpää, A.

AU - Sobczynska, D.

AU - Stamerra, A.

AU - Stark, L. S.

AU - Takalo, L.

AU - Temnikov, P.

AU - Tescaro, D.

AU - Teshima, M.

AU - Tonello, N.

AU - Torres, A.

AU - Torres, D. F.

AU - Turini, N.

AU - Vankov, H.

AU - Vitale, V.

AU - Wagner, R. M.

AU - Wibig, T.

AU - Wittek, W.

AU - Zanin, R.

AU - Zapatero, J.

PY - 2006/6/23

Y1 - 2006/6/23

N2 - Microquasars are binary star systems with relativistic radio-emitting jets. They are potential sources of cosmic rays and can be used to elucidate the physics of relativistic jets. We report the detection of variable gamma-ray emission above 100 gigaelertron volts from the microquasar LS I +61 303. Six orbital cycles were recorded. Several detections occur at a similar orbital phase, which suggests that the emission is periodic. The strongest gamma-ray emission is not observed when the two stars are closest to one another, implying a strong orbital modulation of the emission or absorption processes.

AB - Microquasars are binary star systems with relativistic radio-emitting jets. They are potential sources of cosmic rays and can be used to elucidate the physics of relativistic jets. We report the detection of variable gamma-ray emission above 100 gigaelertron volts from the microquasar LS I +61 303. Six orbital cycles were recorded. Several detections occur at a similar orbital phase, which suggests that the emission is periodic. The strongest gamma-ray emission is not observed when the two stars are closest to one another, implying a strong orbital modulation of the emission or absorption processes.

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DO - 10.1126/science.1128177

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JF - Science

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ER -

Variable very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar LS I +61 303

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