High-altitude particle detector spots a second Galactic microquasar

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Holder, Jamie
• 署名单位: University of Delaware
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-5874
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-03191-x
• 发表日期: 2024-10-17
• 页码: 548-549
• 关键词: photons

摘要

An astrophysical object called a microquasar in the Milky Way has been found to emit gamma-rays. The discovery shows that these systems accelerate particles to extremely high energies, and could provide insight into Galactic cosmic rays.