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A Dual-Zone Diffusion Model for High Energy Emissions of the Cygnus Cocoon

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2023-08-31 v1

Abstract

As one of the brightest galactic γ{\gamma}-ray sources, the Cygnus Cocoon superbubble has been observed by many detectors, such as FermiFermi-LAT, ARGO, HAWC, and LHAASO. However, the origin of γ\gamma-ray emission for the Cygnus Cocoon and the possible contribution to PeV cosmic rays are still under debate. The recent ultrahigh-energy γ\gamma-ray observations by LHAASO up to 1.4 PeV towards the direction of the Cygnus Cocoon, as well as the neutrino event report of IceCube-201120A coming from the same direction, suggest that the Cygnus Cocoon may be one of the sources of high-energy cosmic rays in the Galaxy. In this work, we propose a dual-zone diffusion model for the Cygnus Cocoon: the cocoon region and surrounding interstellar medium (ISM). This scenario can account for the γ\gamma-ray data from GeV to \sim 50 TeV and agree with the one sub-PeV neutrino event result from IceCube so far. Moreover, it predict a non-negligible contribution γ\gamma-ray emission at hundreds TeV from the ISM surrounding the Cygnus Cocoon. This possible diffuse TeV-PeV gamma-ray features can be resolved by the future LHAASO observations.

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@article{arxiv.2308.15831,
  title  = {A Dual-Zone Diffusion Model for High Energy Emissions of the Cygnus Cocoon},
  author = {Shihong Zhan and Wei Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.15831},
  year   = {2023}
}

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7 pages, 5 figures, MNRAS in press