High-speed ejecta from the gamma-ray binary PSR B1259–63/LS 2883

George G. Pavlov; Jeremy Hare; Oleg Kargaltsev

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High-speed ejecta from the gamma-ray binary PSR B1259–63/LS 2883

George G. Pavlov, Jeremy Hare, Oleg Kargaltsev

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Observing the famous high-mass, eccentric X-ray and γ-ray binary PSR B1259–63/LS 2883 with Chandra, we detected X-ray emitting clumps moving from the binary with speeds of ∼0.1c, possibly with acceleration. The clumps are being ejected at least once per binary period, 3.4 years, presumably around binary periastrons. The power-law spectra of the clumps can be interpreted as synchrotron emission of relativistic electrons. Here we report the results of 8 observations of the clumps in 2011–2017 (two binary cycles) and discuss possible interpretations of this unique phenomenon.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-129
Number of pages	5
Journal	Rendiconti Lincei
Volume	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-019-00765-0
State	Published - Dec 1 2019

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