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Discovery and follow-up studies of the extended, off-plane, VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622

Discovery and follow-up studies of the extended, off-plane, VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622
Discovery and follow-up studies of the extended, off-plane, VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622
Context. The detection of gamma-rays in the very-high-energy (VHE) range (100 GeV?100 TeV) offers the possibility of studying the parent population of ultrarelativistic particles found in astrophysical sources, so it is useful for understanding the underlying astrophysical processes in nonthermal sources.

Aims. The discovery of the VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622 is reported and possibilities regarding its nature are investigated.

Methods. The H.E.S.S. array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) has a high sensitivity compared with previous instruments (~1% of the Crab flux in 25 h observation time for a 5? point-source detection) and has a large field of view (~5° in diameter). HESS J1507-622 was discovered within the ongoing H.E.S.S. survey of the inner Galaxy, and the source was also studied by means of dedicated multiwavelength observations.

Results. A Galactic gamma-ray source, HESS J1507-622, located ~3.5° from the Galactic plane was detected with a statistical significance >9?. Its energy spectrum is well fitted by a power law with spectral index ? = 2.24 ± 0.16stat ± 0.20sys and a flux above 1 TeV of (1.5 ± 0.4stat ± 0.3sys) × 10-12 cm-2 s-1. Possible interpretations (considering both hadronic and leptonic models) of the VHE gamma-ray emission are discussed in the absence of an obvious counterpart.
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Acero, F., Aharonian, F. and Akhperjanian, A.G. et al. (2011) Discovery and follow-up studies of the extended, off-plane, VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 525 (A45), 1-7. (doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015187).

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Abstract

Context. The detection of gamma-rays in the very-high-energy (VHE) range (100 GeV?100 TeV) offers the possibility of studying the parent population of ultrarelativistic particles found in astrophysical sources, so it is useful for understanding the underlying astrophysical processes in nonthermal sources.

Aims. The discovery of the VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622 is reported and possibilities regarding its nature are investigated.

Methods. The H.E.S.S. array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) has a high sensitivity compared with previous instruments (~1% of the Crab flux in 25 h observation time for a 5? point-source detection) and has a large field of view (~5° in diameter). HESS J1507-622 was discovered within the ongoing H.E.S.S. survey of the inner Galaxy, and the source was also studied by means of dedicated multiwavelength observations.

Results. A Galactic gamma-ray source, HESS J1507-622, located ~3.5° from the Galactic plane was detected with a statistical significance >9?. Its energy spectrum is well fitted by a power law with spectral index ? = 2.24 ± 0.16stat ± 0.20sys and a flux above 1 TeV of (1.5 ± 0.4stat ± 0.3sys) × 10-12 cm-2 s-1. Possible interpretations (considering both hadronic and leptonic models) of the VHE gamma-ray emission are discussed in the absence of an obvious counterpart.

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Accepted/In Press date: 7 October 2010
Published date: January 2011
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Author: F. Acero
Author: F. Aharonian
Author: A.G. Akhperjanian
Author: G. Anton
Author: U. Barres de Almeida
Author: A. R. Bazer-Bachi
Author: Y. Becherini
Author: B. Behera
Author: K. Bernlöhr
Author: A. Bochow
Author: C. Boisson
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Author: P. M. Chadwick
Author: A. Charbonnier
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Author: L. O’C. Drury
Author: F. Dubois
Author: G. Dubus
Author: J. Dyks
Author: M. Dyrda
Author: K. Egberts
Author: Dimitrios Emmanoulopoulos ORCID iD
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Author: U. Schwanke
Author: S. Schwarzburg
Author: S. Schwemmer
Author: A. Shalchi
Author: M. Sikora
Author: J. L. Skilton
Author: H. Sol
Author: Ł. Stawarz
Author: R. Steenkamp
Author: C. Stegmann
Author: F. Stinzing
Author: G. Superina
Author: A. Szostek
Author: P. H. Tam
Author: J.-P. Tavernet
Author: R. Terrier
Author: O. Tibolla
Author: M. Tluczykont
Author: C. van Eldik
Author: G. Vasileiadis
Author: C. Venter
Author: L. Venter
Author: J. P. Vialle
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