Detection of GeV Gamma-Rays from HESS J1534−571 and Multiwavelength Implications for the Origin of the Nonthermal Emission
- Escuela de Física and Centro de Investigaciones Espaciales (CINESPA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, 2060 San José (Costa Rica)
HESS J1534−571 is a very high-energy gamma-ray source that was discovered by the H.E.S.S. observatory and reported as one of several new sources with a shell-like morphology at TeV energies, matching in size and location with the supernova remnant (SNR) G323.7−1.0 discovered in radio observations by the Molonglo Galactic Plane Survey. Many known TeV shells also show X-ray emission; however, no X-ray counterpart has been seen for HESS J1534−571. The detection of a new GeV source using data from the Fermi satellite that is compatible in extension with the radio SNR and shows a very hard power-law spectrum (((dN)/(dE))∝E{sup −1.35}) is presented here, together with the first broadband modeling of the nonthermal emission from this source. It is shown that leptonic emission is compatible with the known multiwavelength data and a corresponding set of physical source parameters is given. The required total energy budget in leptons is reasonable, ∼1.5 × 10{sup 48} erg for a distance to the object of 5 kpc. The new GeV observations imply that a hadronic scenario, on the other hand, requires a cosmic-ray spectrum that deviates considerably from theoretical expectations of particle acceleration.
- OSTI ID:
- 22876092
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 843, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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