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Gamma-ray emission from microquasars: a numerical model for LSI+61º303
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We explore the possible association between the microquasar LSI +61°303 and the EGRET source 2CG 135+01/3EG J0241+6103 by studying, with a detailed numerical model, whether this system can produce the emission and the variability detected by EGRET (>100 MeV) through inverse Compton (IC) scattering. Our numerical approach considers a population of relativistic electrons entrained in a cylindrical inhomogeneous jet, interacting with both the radiation and the magnetic fields, taking into account the Thomson and Klein-Nishina regimes of interaction. Our results reproduce the observed spectral characteristics and variability at γ-rays, thus strengthening the identification of LSI +61°303 as a high-energy γ-ray source.
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BOSCH I RAMON, Valentí and PAREDES I POY, Josep Maria. Gamma-ray emission from microquasars: a numerical model for LSI+61º303. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2004. Vol. 425, num. 1069-1074. ISSN 0004-6361. [consulted: 13 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/45338