{
  "id": "1603.09109",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2016-03-30T10:17:17.000Z",
  "updated": "2016-03-30T10:17:17.000Z",
  "title": "The Multi-wavelength Characteristics of the TeV Binary LS I +61$^\\circ$ 303",
  "authors": [
    "L. Saha",
    "V. R. Chitnis",
    "A. Shukla",
    "A. R. Rao",
    "B. S. Acharya"
  ],
  "comment": "10 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph.HE"
  ],
  "abstract": "We study the characteristics of the TeV binary LS I +61$^\\circ$ 303 in radio, soft X-ray, hard X-ray, and gamma-ray (GeV and TeV) energies. The long term variability characteristics are examined as a function of the phase of the binary period of 26.496 days as well as the phase of the super orbital period of 1626 days, dividing the observations into a matrix of 10$\\times$10 phases of these two periods. It is found that the long term variability can be described by a sine function of the super orbital period, with the phase and amplitude systematically varying with the binary period phase. We also find a definite wavelength dependent change in this variability description. To understand the radiation mechanism, we define three states in the orbital/ super orbital phase matrix and examine the wide band spectral energy distribution. The derived source parameters indicate that the emission geometry is dominated by a jet structure showing a systematic variation with the orbital/ super orbital period. We suggest that LS I +61$^\\circ$ 303 is likely to be a micro-quasar with a steady jet.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2016-03-30T10:17:17.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "tev binary ls",
      "super orbital period",
      "multi-wavelength characteristics",
      "long term variability",
      "wide band spectral energy distribution"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 10,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2016arXiv160309109S",
      "inspire": 1436473
    }
  }
}