The GeV emission zone in Cygnus X-3 is too large and magnetized too weakly to accelerate protons to PeV energies, so the PeV gamma rays must originate from a more compact inner region with rapid magnetic field dissipation.
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Constraining the PeV gamma-ray emission zone of Cygnus X-3 with contemporaneous GeV timing and spectral observations
The GeV emission zone in Cygnus X-3 is too large and magnetized too weakly to accelerate protons to PeV energies, so the PeV gamma rays must originate from a more compact inner region with rapid magnetic field dissipation.