2019/02/26 by J. M. Paredes, Josep Maria Paredes, P. Bordas +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Neutrino Physics Research #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1902.09898
arxiv created 2019/02/26 · arxiv updated 2019/02/27
Gamma-ray emitting binaries (GREBs) are complex systems. Its study became in the last years a major endeavour for the high-energy astrophysics community, both from an observational and a theoretical perspective. Whereas the accumulation of observation time for most Galactic gamma-ray sources is typically leading to highly accurate descriptions of their steady phenomenology, GREBs keep providing "exceptions to the rule" either through long-term monitoring of known systems or in the discovery of new sources of this class. Moreover, many GREBs have been identified as powerful radio, optical and X-ray emitters, and may significantly contribute as well to the Galactic cosmic-ray sea. Their understanding implies, therefore, solving a puzzle in a broad-band and multi-messenger context. In these proceedings we will summarise our current understanding of GREBs, emphasising the most relevant observational results and reviewing a number of controversial properties.