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γ-Rays from Her X-1

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Recent observations have detected bursts of extremely high energy pulsed (1.24 s)γ-rays (1012 eV to 5×1014 eV) from Her X-1. We propose a model for producing theseγ-rays.

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    Jeffrey M. Cohen & Errol Mustafa

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Cohen, J.M., Mustafa, E. γ-Rays from Her X-1. Astrophys Space Sci 128, 355–361 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644583

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