Hard X-ray emission from Eta Carinae

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dc.creatorLeyder, Jean-Christophe
dc.creatorWalter, Roland
dc.creatorRauw, Gregor
dc.date2007-12-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:54:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:54:08Z
dc.descriptionContext : If relativistic particle acceleration takes place in colliding-wind binaries, hard X-rays and gamma-rays are expected through inverse Compton emission, but to date these have never been unambiguously detected. Aims : To detect this emission, observations of Eta Carinae were performed with INTEGRAL, leveraging its high spatial resolution. Methods : Deep hard X-ray images of the region of Eta Car were constructed in several energy bands. Results : The hard X-ray emission previously detected by BeppoSax around Eta Car originates from at least 3 different point sources. The emission of Eta Car itself can be isolated for the first time, and its spectrum unambiguously analyzed. The X-ray emission of Eta Car in the 22-100 keV energy range is very hard (photon index around 1) and its luminosity is 7E33 erg/s. Conclusions : The observed emission is in agreement with the predictions of inverse Compton models, and corresponds to about 0.1% of the energy available in the wind collision. Eta Car is expected to be detected in the GeV energy range.
dc.description5 pages with 2 figures. Accepted as a Letter in Astronomy & Astrophysics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.1491
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.1491
dc.identifierAstronomy and Astrophysics (January 2008), Volume 477, pp.L29-L32
dc.identifierdoi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078981
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/145824
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleHard X-ray emission from Eta Carinae
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