Cygnus X-3 produces variable gamma rays up to 3.7 PeV, consistent with photomeson production in its relativistic jet requiring protons accelerated to tens of PeV.
Cygnus X-3 revealed as a Galactic ultraluminous X-ray source by IXPE
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Reviews mechanisms generating polarized X-rays in high-energy astrophysics and the detectors for measuring polarization fraction and angle.
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Cygnus X-3: A variable petaelectronvolt gamma-ray source
Cygnus X-3 produces variable gamma rays up to 3.7 PeV, consistent with photomeson production in its relativistic jet requiring protons accelerated to tens of PeV.
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Astrophysical X-Ray Polarization
Reviews mechanisms generating polarized X-rays in high-energy astrophysics and the detectors for measuring polarization fraction and angle.