VERITAS OBSERVATIONS OF THE MICROQUASAR CYGNUS X-3

S. Archambault; M. Beilicke; W. Benbow; K. Berger; R. Bird; A. Bouvier; J. H. Buckley; V. Bugaev; K. Byrum; M. Cerruti; X. Chen; L. Ciupik; M. P. Connolly; W. Cui; C. Duke; J. Dumm; M. Errando; A. Falcone; S. Federici; Q. Feng; J. P. Finley; L. Fortson; A. Furniss; N. Galante; G. H. Gillanders; S. Griffin; S. T. Griffiths; J. Grube; G. Gyuk; D. Hanna; J. Holder; G. Hughes; T. B. Humensky; P. Kaaret; M. Kertzman; Y. Khassen; D. Kieda; H. Krawczynski; M. J. Lang; A. S. Madhavan; G. Maier; P. Majumdar; S. McArthur; A. McCann; P. Moriarty; R. Mukherjee; D. Nieto; A. O'Faolain de Bhroithe; R. A. Ong; A. N. Otte; D. Pandel; N. Park; J. S. Perkins; M. Pohl; A. Popkow; H. Prokoph; J. Quinn; K. Ragan; J. Rajotte; L. C. Reyes; P. T. Reynolds; G. T. Richards; E. Roache; G. H. Sembroski; F. Sheidaei; A. W. Smith; D. Staszak; I. Telezhinsky; M. Theiling; J. V. Tucci; J. Tyler; A. Varlotta; S. Vincent; S. P. Wakely; T. C. Weekes; A. Weinstein; D. A. Williams; B. Zitzer; M. L. McCollough; VERITAS Collaboration

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VERITAS OBSERVATIONS OF THE MICROQUASAR CYGNUS X-3

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VERITAS OBSERVATIONS OF THE MICROQUASAR CYGNUS X-3

S. Archambault, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, K. Berger, R. Bird, A. Bouvier, J. H. Buckley, V. Bugaev, K. Byrum, M. Cerruti, …

The Astrophysical journal, v 779(2)

20 Dec 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/779/2/150

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We report results from TeV gamma-ray observations of the microquasar Cygnus X-3. The observations were made with the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) over a time period from 2007 June 11 to 2011 November 28. VERITAS is most sensitive to gamma rays at energies between 85 GeV and 30 TeV. The effective exposure time amounts to a total of about 44 hr, with the observations covering six distinct radio/X-ray states of the object. No significant TeV gamma-ray emission was detected in any of the states, nor with all observations combined. The lack of a positive signal, especially in the states where GeV gamma rays were detected, places constraints on TeV gamma-ray production in Cygnus X-3. We discuss the implications of the results.

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Title: VERITAS OBSERVATIONS OF THE MICROQUASAR CYGNUS X-3
Creators: S. Archambault - McGill University
M. Beilicke - Washington University in St. Louis
W. Benbow - Harvard University
K. Berger - University of Delaware
R. Bird - University College Dublin
A. Bouvier - University of California, Santa Cruz
J. H. Buckley - Washington University in St. Louis
V. Bugaev - Washington University in St. Louis
K. Byrum - Argonne National Laboratory
M. Cerruti - Harvard University
X. Chen - Univ Potsdam, Inst Phys & Astron, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
L. Ciupik - Adler Planetarium
M. P. Connolly - National University of Ireland, Galway
W. Cui - Purdue University West Lafayette
C. Duke - Grinnell College
J. Dumm - University of Minnesota
M. Errando - Columbia University
A. Falcone - Pennsylvania State University
S. Federici - Univ Potsdam, Inst Phys & Astron, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
Q. Feng - Purdue University West Lafayette
J. P. Finley - Purdue University West Lafayette
L. Fortson - University of Minnesota
A. Furniss - University of California, Santa Cruz
N. Galante - Harvard University
G. H. Gillanders - National University of Ireland, Galway
S. Griffin - McGill University
S. T. Griffiths - University of Iowa
J. Grube - Adler Planetarium
G. Gyuk - Adler Planetarium
D. Hanna - McGill University
J. Holder - University of Delaware
G. Hughes - DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
T. B. Humensky - Columbia University
P. Kaaret - University of Iowa
M. Kertzman - DePauw University
Y. Khassen - University College Dublin
D. Kieda - University of Utah
H. Krawczynski - Washington University in St. Louis
M. J. Lang - National University of Ireland, Galway
A. S. Madhavan - Iowa State University
G. Maier - DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
P. Majumdar - Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
S. McArthur - University of Chicago
A. McCann - University of Chicago
P. Moriarty - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
R. Mukherjee - Columbia University
D. Nieto - Columbia University
A. O'Faolain de Bhroithe - Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Phys, Dublin 4, Ireland
R. A. Ong - University of California, Los Angeles
A. N. Otte - Georgia Institute of Technology
D. Pandel - Grand Valley State University
N. Park - University of Chicago
J. S. Perkins - Goddard Space Flight Center
M. Pohl - Univ Potsdam, Inst Phys & Astron, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
A. Popkow - University of California, Los Angeles
H. Prokoph - DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
J. Quinn - University College Dublin
K. Ragan - McGill University
J. Rajotte - McGill University
L. C. Reyes - California Polytechnic State University
P. T. Reynolds - Cork Institute of Technology
G. T. Richards - Georgia Institute of Technology
E. Roache - Harvard University
G. H. Sembroski - Purdue University West Lafayette
F. Sheidaei - University of Utah
A. W. Smith - University of Utah
D. Staszak - McGill University
I. Telezhinsky - Univ Potsdam, Inst Phys & Astron, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
M. Theiling - Purdue University West Lafayette
J. V. Tucci - Purdue University West Lafayette
J. Tyler - McGill University
A. Varlotta - Purdue University West Lafayette
S. Vincent - DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
S. P. Wakely - University of Chicago
T. C. Weekes - Harvard University
A. Weinstein - Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA
D. A. Williams - University of California, Santa Cruz
B. Zitzer - Argonne National Laboratory
M. L. McCollough - Harvard University
VERITAS Collaboration
Publication Details: The Astrophysical journal, v 779(2)
Publisher: Iop Publishing Ltd
Number of pages: 10
Grant note: STFC in the U.K.; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) NSERC in Canada; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Purdue University SFI 10/RFP/AST2748 / Science Foundation Ireland; European Commission 1206534 / Division Of Physics; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science; United States Department of Energy (DOE) Smithsonian Institution 1068179 / Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) U.S. National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) NNX11AP90G / NASA through a Fermi GI grant
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:000328187200059
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84890013183
Other Identifier: 991019201384104721

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