FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE DETECTION OF THE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANT TYCHO

Giordano, F; Naumann-Godo, M; Ballet, J; Bechtol, K; Funk, S; Lande, J; Tanaka, T; Uchiyama, Y; Mazziotta, M N; Raino, S; Tibolla, O

doi:10.1088/2041-8205/744/1/L2

FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE DETECTION OF THE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANT TYCHO

Journal Article · Sun Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2012 · Astrophysical Journal Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/744/1/L2· OSTI ID:22047260

Giordano, F ^[1]; Naumann-Godo, M; Ballet, J ^[2]; Bechtol, K; Funk, S; Lande, J; Tanaka, T; Uchiyama, Y ^[3]; Mazziotta, M N; Raino, S ^[4]; Tibolla, O ^[5]

Dipartimento di Fisica, 'M. Merlin' dell'Universita e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari (Italy)
Laboratoire AIM, CEA-IRFU/CNRS/Universite Paris Diderot, Service d'Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette (France)
W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 (United States)
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari (Italy)
Institut fuer Theoretische Physik and Astrophysik, Universitaet Wuerzburg, D-97074 Wuerzburg (Germany)

After almost three years of data taking in sky-survey mode, the Fermi Large Area Telescope has detected {gamma}-ray emission toward Tycho's supernova remnant (SNR). The Tycho SNR is among the youngest remnants in the Galaxy, originating from a Type Ia Supernova in AD 1572. The {gamma}-ray integral flux from 400 MeV up to 100 GeV has been measured to be (3.5 {+-} 1.1{sub stat} {+-} 0.7{sub syst}) Multiplication-Sign 10{sup -9} cm{sup -2} s{sup -1} with a photon index of 2.3 {+-} 0.2{sub stat} {+-} 0.1{sub syst}. A simple model consistent with TeV, X-ray, and radio data is sufficient to explain the observed emission as originating from {pi}{sup 0} decays as a result of cosmic-ray acceleration and interaction with the ambient medium.

OSTI ID:: 22047260

Journal Information:: Astrophysical Journal Letters, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Letters Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 744; ISSN 2041-8205

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Cited By (22)

THE SECOND FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE CATALOG OF GAMMA-RAY PULSARS Abdo, A. A.; Ajello, M.; Allafort, A. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol. 208, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/208/2/17	journal	September 2013
The origin of galactic cosmic rays Hörandel, Jörg R. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 588, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.01.036	journal	April 2008
Evolution of high-energy particle distribution in Supernova Remnants Zeng, Houdun; Xin, Yuliang; Liu, Siming arXiv https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1811.12644	text	January 2018
On the hadronic γ-ray emission from Tycho's supernova remnant Zhang, Xiao; Chen, Yang; Li, Hui Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Vol. 429, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/sls016	journal	November 2012
Highlights and Discoveries from the Chandra X-ray Observatory Tananbaum, H.; Weisskopf, M. C.; Tucker, W. arXiv https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1405.7847	text	January 2014
Tycho-B: an unlikely companion for SN 1572* Kerzendorf, W. E.; Long, Knox S.; Winkler, P. Frank Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 479, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1863	journal	July 2018
Constraints on Cosmic-ray Acceleration Efficiency in Balmer Shocks of Two Young Type Ia Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud Hovey, Luke; Hughes, John P.; McCully, Curtis The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 862, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aac94b	journal	August 2018
On the nature of the TeV emission from the supernova remnant SN 1006: On the nature of the TeV emission from SNR Araya, Miguel; Frutos, Francisco Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 425, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21580.x	journal	September 2012
Evolution of High-energy Particle Distribution in Supernova Remnants Zeng, Houdun; Xin, Yuliang; Liu, Siming The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 874, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaf392	journal	March 2019
Constraints on Cosmic-ray Acceleration Efficiency in Balmer Shocks of Two Young Type Ia Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud Hovey, Luke; Hughes, John P.; McCully, Curtis arXiv https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1709.08273	text	January 2017
Tycho-B: an unlikely companion for SN 1572 Kerzendorf, W. E.; Long, Knox S.; Winkler, P. Frank arXiv https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1803.07562	text	January 2018
On the hadronic γ-ray emission from Tycho's Supernova Remnant Zhang, Xiao; Chen, Yang; Li, Hui Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol. 9, Issue S296 https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921313009812	journal	January 2013
The Second Fermi Large area Telescope Catalog of Gamma-Ray Pulsars Abdo, A. A.; Ajello, M.; Allafort, A. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg https://doi.org/10.3204/desy-2014-00864	text	January 2013
Three-Dimensional Simulations of the Non-Thermal Broadband Emission from Young Supernova Remnants Including Efficient Particle Acceleration Ferrand, Gilles; Decourchelle, Anne; Safi-Harb, Samar The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 789, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/789/1/49	journal	June 2014
Time-dependent escape of cosmic rays from supernova remnants, and their interaction with dense media Telezhinsky, I.; Dwarkadas, V. V.; Pohl, M. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 541 https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118639	journal	May 2012
Fermi – LARGE AREA TELESCOPE: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES Kamae, Tuneyoshi Modern Physics Letters A, Vol. 28, Issue 02 https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217732313400026	journal	January 2013
The origin of galactic cosmic rays Amato, Elena International Journal of Modern Physics D, Vol. 23, Issue 07 https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218271814300134	journal	June 2014
Implications of supernova remnant origin model of galactic cosmic rays on gamma rays from young supernova remnants Banik, Prabir; Bhadra, Arunava Physical Review D, Vol. 95, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.95.123014	journal	June 2017
The origin of galactic cosmic rays Blasi, Pasquale The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, Vol. 21, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00159-013-0070-7	journal	November 2013
Highlights and discoveries from the Chandra X-ray Observatory Tananbaum, H.; Weisskopf, M. C.; Tucker, W. Reports on Progress in Physics, Vol. 77, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/77/6/066902	journal	June 2014
The supernova remnant W44: Confirmations and challenges for cosmic-ray acceleration Cardillo, M.; Tavani, M.; Giuliani, A. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 565 https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322685	journal	May 2014
Fermi – LARGE AREA TELESCOPE: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES Kamae, Tuneyoshi Proceedings of the First LeCosPA Symposium, Towards Ultimate Understanding of the Universe https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814449373_0022	conference	February 2013

Similar Records

Fermi Large Area Telescope Detection Of The Young Supernova Remnant Tycho

Journal Article · Tue Dec 06 19:00:00 EST 2011 · The Astrophysical Journal. Letters · OSTI ID:1356770

TYCHO SN 1572: A NAKED Ia SUPERNOVA REMNANT WITHOUT AN ASSOCIATED AMBIENT MOLECULAR CLOUD

Journal Article · Wed Mar 09 23:00:00 EST 2011 · Astrophysical Journal Letters · OSTI ID:21560455

Gamma-Ray Observations of Tycho’s Supernova Remnant with VERITAS and Fermi

Journal Article · Thu Feb 09 23:00:00 EST 2017 · Astrophysical Journal · OSTI ID:22663882

Related Subjects

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ACCELERATION
ASTROPHYSICS
COSMIC PHOTONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC PARTICLE DECAY
GALAXIES
GAMMA RADIATION
GEV RANGE
INDEXES
MEV RANGE
PHOTON EMISSION
PIONS NEUTRAL
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
SUPERNOVAE
TELESCOPES
TEV RANGE

FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE DETECTION OF THE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANT TYCHO

Citation Formats

Cited By (22)

Similar Records

Related Subjects