Gamma-ray binaries: pulsars in disguise?

2006/05/11 by G. Dubus, Guillaume Dubus · 276 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Accretion (finance) #Accretion disc #Active galactic nucleus #Astronomy #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysical jet #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Context (archaeology) #Galaxy #Gamma ray #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Geology #High energy #Jet (fluid) #Millisecond #Millisecond pulsar #Neutron star #Particle physics #Physics #Pulsar #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054779

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 456(3), 801-817 (EDP Sciences) · 20 pages, 20 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2006/05/11 · openalex publication_date 2006/08/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context.LS 5039 and LS I+61°303 are unique amongst high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXB) for their spatially-resolved radio emission and their counterpart at >GeV gamma-ray energies, canonically attributed to non-thermal particles in an accretion-powered relativistic jet. The only other HMXB known to emit very high-energy (VHE) gamma-rays, PSR B1259-63, harbours a non-accreting millisecond pulsar.

Citations

• Gamma Rays from Compton Scattering in the Jets of Microquasars: Application to LS 5039
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• The X-ray spectrum of LSI+61°303
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• Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma Rays Associated with an X-ray Binary
• The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)
• The N Enrichment and Supernova Ejection of the Runaway Microquasar LS 5039
• The Evolution and Structure of Pulsar Wind Nebulae
• Long-term X-ray variability of the microquasar system LS 5039/RX J1826.2-1450

Cited by

• VHE GAMMA-RAYS FROM GALACTIC X-RAY BINARY SYSTEMS
• Unraveling the high-energy emission components of gamma-ray binaries
• PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF SUPERLUMINAL WAVES IN PULSAR WINDS