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Could circinus X-1 be a gamma ray source?

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The eccentric orbit binary model which has been developed by Haynes, Lerche and Murdin (1979) for the radio-emitting X-ray source Circinus X-1 is used to calculate the inverse Compton γ-ray flux. Burst-like behaviour is predicted in association with the formation near orbital periastron of a luminosity-driven, radially expanding shock front.

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Thomas, R.M. Could circinus X-1 be a gamma ray source?. Astrophys Space Sci 64, 173–176 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00640039

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