Extreme particle acceleration in microquasar jets and pulsar wind nebulae with the MAGIC telescopes. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alba Fernández Barral.
• Authors: Barral, Alba Fernández
• Contents: Intro; Supervisor's Foreword; Preface; Declaration; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I Introduction to the Non-thermal Universe; 1 Cosmic Rays and Gamma-Ray Astrophysics; 1.1 Cosmic Rays; 1.1.1 Spectrum; 1.1.2 Cosmic Ray Acceleration; 1.2 Gamma-Ray Astrophysics; 1.2.1 Gamma-Ray Production; 1.2.2 Gamma-Ray Absorption; 1.2.3 Gamma-Ray Sources; 1.2.4 Detection Techniques; References; 2 Gamma-Ray Telescopes; 2.1 Cherenkov Light; 2.2 Types of EAS; 2.2.1 Electromagnetic Showers; 2.2.2 Hadronic Showers; 2.3 Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique; 2.4 MAGIC 2.4.1 Hardware2.4.2 Data Taking; 2.4.3 Data Analysis; 2.5 CTA; 2.6 Other Detectors; 2.6.1 HAWC; 2.6.2 Fermi-LAT; References; Part II Microquasars in the Very High-Energy Gamma-Ray Regime; 3 Microquasars, Binary Systems with Powerful Jets; 3.1 X-Ray Binaries; 3.1.1 High-Mass X-Ray Binary Systems; 3.1.2 Low-Mass X-Ray Binary Systems; 3.2 Microquasars; 3.2.1 Accretion Disk; 3.2.2 Relativistic Radio-Jets; 3.2.3 Black Hole Microquasars; 3.2.4 VHE Radiative Processes in Microquasars; 3.2.5 VHE Observations of Microquasars with MAGIC; References; 4 Cygnus X-1; 4.1 History; 4.2 Fermi-LAT Analysis 4.2.1 Data Selection4.2.2 Model; 4.2.3 Results; 4.2.4 Discussion; 4.3 MAGIC Analysis; 4.3.1 Observations and Data Analysis; 4.3.2 Search for Steady Emission; 4.3.3 Search for Variable Emission; 4.3.4 Discussion; 4.4 Conclusions; References; 5 Cygnus X-3; 5.1 History; 5.2 Observations and Data Analysis; 5.2.1 August-September 2016 Flare; 5.3 Results Before Flare 2016; 5.4 Results of the August-September 2016 Flare; 5.5 Discussion and Conclusions; References; 6 V404 Cygni; 6.1 History; 6.1.1 June 2015 Outburst; 6.2 Observations and Data Analysis; 6.3 Results; 6.4 Discussion and Conclusions 9.1 Introduction9.2 Observations and Data Analysis; 9.2.1 PSR J1954+2838 and PSR J1958+2845; 9.2.2 PSR J2022+3842; 9.2.3 PSR J2111+4606 and PSR J2238+5903; 9.3 Results; 9.3.1 PSR J1954+2838 and PSR J1958+2845; 9.3.2 PSR J2022+3842; 9.3.3 PSR J2111+4606 and PSR J2238+5903; 9.4 Discussion and Conclusions; References; Part IV LST Camera; 10 Quality Control of LST Camera Subsystems; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Overview of the LST Camera; 10.2.1 Front Part of the LST Camera; 10.2.2 Middle Part of the LST Camera; 10.2.3 Back Part of the LST Camera; 10.3 Power Supply Noise Tests
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 523.01/97; Physics; Particle acceleration; Quasars; Nebulae; Astrophysics; SCIENCE / Astronomy; Science -- Astronomy; Astronomy, space & time; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Astrophysics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319975382; 3319975382
• Related ISBNs: 9783319975375
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 17, 2018).
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