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We have analysed the X-ray spectra of the highly variable X-ray source Cygnus X-3 over a wide energy range from 5 keV to 150 keV using data selected from the RXTE archives. Separate analysis of the low and hard states show the presence of a hard powerlaw tail in both the states. Here we present the result of the wide band spectral study of the source.
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Choudhury, M., Rao, A.R. X-ray spectroscopy of Cygnus X-3. J Astrophys Astron 23, 39–43 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02702463
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