Discovery of very-high-energy γ-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR J1913+1011 with HESS

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Erscheinungsjahr:
2008
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Schlagworte:
  • ISM: supernova remnants
  • gamma rays: observations
Beschreibung:
  • The HESS experiment, an array of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes with high sensitivity and large field-of-view, has been used to search for emitters of very-high-energy (VHE, >100 GeV) γ-rays along the Galactic plane, covering the region 30°  60°, 280°  330°, and -3°  3°. In this continuation of the HESS Galactic Plane Scan, a new extended VHE γ-ray source was discovered at =19h12m49s, =+10°09´06´´(HESS J1912+101). Its integral flux between 1–10 TeV is ~10% of the Crab Nebula flux in the same energy range. The measured energy spectrum can be described by a power law d with a photon index . HESS J1912+101 is plausibly associated with the high spin-down luminosity pulsar PSR J1913+1011. We also discuss associations with an as yet unconfirmed SNR candidate proposed from low frequency radio observation and/or with molecular clouds found in 13CO data.
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  • info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Quellsystem:
Forschungsinformationssystem der UHH

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