2009
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/706/1/l56
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FERMI /LAT OBSERVATIONS OF LS 5039

Abstract: The first results from observations of the high mass X-ray binary LS 5039 using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope data between 2008 August and 2009 June are presented. Our results indicate variability that is consistent with the binary period, with the emission being modulated with a period of 3.903 ± 0.005 days; the first detection of this modulation at GeV energies. The light curve is characterized by a broad peak around superior conjunction in agreement with inverse Compton scattering models. The spectrum… Show more

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“…The orbital period obtained by C05 is shorter than that obtained by M04. It is however consistent with the modulations observed in the X-rays (Bosch-Ramon et al 2005;Takahashi et al 2009) and γ -rays at GeV (Abdo et al 2009) and TeV (Aharonian et al 2006) energies. Aragona et al (2009) (hereafter A09) revisited radial velocity (RV) measurements from optical spectra, confirming the 3.9-d orbital period.…”
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confidence: 88%
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“…The orbital period obtained by C05 is shorter than that obtained by M04. It is however consistent with the modulations observed in the X-rays (Bosch-Ramon et al 2005;Takahashi et al 2009) and γ -rays at GeV (Abdo et al 2009) and TeV (Aharonian et al 2006) energies. Aragona et al (2009) (hereafter A09) revisited radial velocity (RV) measurements from optical spectra, confirming the 3.9-d orbital period.…”
supporting
confidence: 88%
“…Observationally, Ribó et al (2008) found that changes in the mas morphology of the radio images were difficult to reconcile with the micro-quasar (black hole binary) scenario in which the radio emission originates from expanding plasmons. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the temporal and spectral behaviour of the X-ray emission (Bosch-Ramon et al 2007;Kishishita et al 2009;Takahashi et al 2009;Bosch-Ramon 2010) and properties of the TeV emission (Bosch-Ramon, Abdo et al 2009) indicate that the high-energy radiation might originate from regions far outside the binary orbit of LS 5039.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…To date, three high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) have been detected by Fermi-LAT: LS I +61 • 303 (Abdo et al 2009b), LS 5039 (Abdo et al 2009c) and Cyg X-3 (Abdo et al 2009f). All of these systems contain >10 M donor stars.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are likely to be generated by a hadronic process, i.e. inelastic collisions between CR protons accelerated in SNRs and ambient protons (Abdo et al 2009(Abdo et al , 2010aGiuliani et al 2010;Tavani et al 2010). TeV γray emissions have also been discovered from some of these clouds (Aharonian et al 2008).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%