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Abeysekara AU, Albert A, Alfaro R, et al. Very-high-energy particle acceleration powered by the jets of the microquasar SS 433. Nature. 2018;562(7725):82-85doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0565-5.
Abeysekara, A. U., Albert, A., Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Álvarez, J. D., Arceo, R., Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C., Avila Rojas, D., Ayala Solares, H. A., Belmont-Moreno, E., BenZvi, S. Y., Brisbois, C., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistrán, T., Carramiñana, A., Casanova, S., Castillo, M., Cotti, U., Cotzomi, J., Coutiño de León, S., De León, C., De la Fuente, E., Díaz-Vélez, J. C., Dichiara, S., Dingus, B. L., DuVernois, M. A., Ellsworth, R. W., Engel, K., Espinoza, C., Fang, K., Fleischhack, H., Fraija, N., Galván-Gámez, A., García-González, J. A., Garfias, F., González-Muñoz, A., González, M. M., Goodman, J. A., Hampel-Arias, Z., Harding, J. P., Hernandez, S., Hinton, J., Hona, B., Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F., Hui, C. M., Hüntemeyer, P., Iriarte, A., Jardin-Blicq, A., Joshi, V., Kaufmann, S., Kar, P., Kunde, G. J., Lauer, R. J., Lee, W. H., León Vargas, H., Li, H., Linnemann, J. T., Longinotti, A. L., Luis-Raya, G., López-Coto, R., Malone, K., Marinelli, S. S., Martinez, O., Martinez-Castellanos, I., Martínez-Castro, J., Matthews, J. A., Miranda-Romagnoli, P., Moreno, E., Mostafá, M., Nayerhoda, A., Nellen, L., Newbold, M., Nisa, M. U., Noriega-Papaqui, R., Pretz, J., Pérez-Pérez, E. G., Ren, Z., Rho, C. D., Rivière, C., Rosa-González, D., Rosenberg, M., Ruiz-Velasco, E., Salesa Greus, F., Sandoval, A., Schneider, M., Schoorlemmer, H., Seglar Arroyo, M., Sinnis, G., Smith, A. J., Springer, R. W., Surajbali, P., Taboada, I., Tibolla, O., Tollefson, K., Torres, I., Vianello, G., Villaseñor, L., Weisgarber, T., Werner, F., Westerhoff, S., Wood, J., Yapici, T., Yodh, G., Zepeda, A., Zhang, H., & Zhou, H. (2018). Very-high-energy particle acceleration powered by the jets of the microquasar SS 433. Nature, 562(7725), 82-85. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0565-5
Abeysekara, A U, et al. "Very-high-energy particle acceleration powered by the jets of the microquasar SS 433." Nature vol. 562,7725 (2018): 82-85. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0565-5
Abeysekara AU, Albert A, Alfaro R, Alvarez C, Álvarez JD, Arceo R, Arteaga-Velázquez JC, Avila Rojas D, Ayala Solares HA, Belmont-Moreno E, BenZvi SY, Brisbois C, Caballero-Mora KS, Capistrán T, Carramiñana A, Casanova S, Castillo M, Cotti U, Cotzomi J, Coutiño de León S, De León C, De la Fuente E, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dichiara S, Dingus BL, DuVernois MA, Ellsworth RW, Engel K, Espinoza C, Fang K, Fleischhack H, Fraija N, Galván-Gámez A, García-González JA, Garfias F, González-Muñoz A, González MM, Goodman JA, Hampel-Arias Z, Harding JP, Hernandez S, Hinton J, Hona B, Hueyotl-Zahuantitla F, Hui CM, Hüntemeyer P, Iriarte A, Jardin-Blicq A, Joshi V, Kaufmann S, Kar P, Kunde GJ, Lauer RJ, Lee WH, León Vargas H, Li H, Linnemann JT, Longinotti AL, Luis-Raya G, López-Coto R, Malone K, Marinelli SS, Martinez O, Martinez-Castellanos I, Martínez-Castro J, Matthews JA, Miranda-Romagnoli P, Moreno E, Mostafá M, Nayerhoda A, Nellen L, Newbold M, Nisa MU, Noriega-Papaqui R, Pretz J, Pérez-Pérez EG, Ren Z, Rho CD, Rivière C, Rosa-González D, Rosenberg M, Ruiz-Velasco E, Salesa Greus F, Sandoval A, Schneider M, Schoorlemmer H, Seglar Arroyo M, Sinnis G, Smith AJ, Springer RW, Surajbali P, Taboada I, Tibolla O, Tollefson K, Torres I, Vianello G, Villaseñor L, Weisgarber T, Werner F, Westerhoff S, Wood J, Yapici T, Yodh G, Zepeda A, Zhang H, Zhou H. Very-high-energy particle acceleration powered by the jets of the microquasar SS 433. Nature. 2018 Oct;562(7725):82-85. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0565-5. Epub 2018 Oct 03. PMID: 30283106.
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Nature. 2018 Oct;562(7725):82-85. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0565-5. Epub 2018 Oct 03.

Very-high-energy particle acceleration powered by the jets of the microquasar SS 433.

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A U Abeysekara, A Albert, R Alfaro, C Alvarez, J D Álvarez, R Arceo, J C Arteaga-Velázquez, D Avila Rojas, H A Ayala Solares, E Belmont-Moreno, S Y BenZvi, C Brisbois, K S Caballero-Mora, T Capistrán, A Carramiñana, S Casanova, M Castillo, U Cotti, J Cotzomi, S Coutiño de León, C De León, E De la Fuente, J C Díaz-Vélez, S Dichiara, B L Dingus, M A DuVernois, R W Ellsworth, K Engel, C Espinoza, K Fang, H Fleischhack, N Fraija, A Galván-Gámez, J A García-González, F Garfias, A González-Muñoz, M M González, J A Goodman, Z Hampel-Arias, J P Harding, S Hernandez, J Hinton, B Hona, F Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, C M Hui, P Hüntemeyer, A Iriarte, A Jardin-Blicq, V Joshi, S Kaufmann, P Kar, G J Kunde, R J Lauer, W H Lee, H León Vargas, H Li, J T Linnemann, A L Longinotti, G Luis-Raya, R López-Coto, K Malone, S S Marinelli, O Martinez, I Martinez-Castellanos, J Martínez-Castro, J A Matthews, P Miranda-Romagnoli, E Moreno, M Mostafá, A Nayerhoda, L Nellen, M Newbold, M U Nisa, R Noriega-Papaqui, J Pretz, E G Pérez-Pérez, Z Ren, C D Rho, C Rivière, D Rosa-González, M Rosenberg, E Ruiz-Velasco, F Salesa Greus, A Sandoval, M Schneider, H Schoorlemmer, M Seglar Arroyo, G Sinnis, A J Smith, R W Springer, P Surajbali, I Taboada, O Tibolla, K Tollefson, I Torres, G Vianello, L Villaseñor, T Weisgarber, F Werner, S Westerhoff, J Wood, T Yapici, G Yodh, A Zepeda, H Zhang, H Zhou

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  2. Physics and Theoretical Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA.
  3. Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
  4. Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico.
  5. Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico.
  6. Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
  7. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
  8. Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA.
  9. Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Puebla, Mexico.
  10. Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, IFJ-PAN, Krakow, Poland.
  11. Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany.
  12. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
  13. Departamento de Física, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
  14. Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
  15. Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
  16. School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
  17. Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
  18. Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
  19. Joint Space-Science Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
  20. Inter-university Institute for High Energies, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
  21. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Astrophysics Office, Huntsville, AL, USA.
  22. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
  23. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
  24. Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca, Pachuca, Mexico.
  25. INFN and Universita di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  26. Centro de Investigación en Computación, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.
  27. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico.
  28. Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
  29. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. [email protected].
  30. Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
  31. School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  32. Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  33. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
  34. Physics Department, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico.
  35. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
  36. Physics and Theoretical Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 30283106 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0565-5

Abstract

SS 433 is a binary system containing a supergiant star that is overflowing its Roche lobe with matter accreting onto a compact object (either a black hole or neutron star)

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