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The Ultra-High-Energy Source MGRO J1908+06

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2021-08-02 v1

Abstract

The TeV gamma-ray source MGRO J1908+06 is one of the highest-energy sources known, with observed emission by the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory extending well past 100 TeV. The source exhibits both energy-dependent morphology and a spatially-dependent spectral index. The emission is likely to be dominantly leptonic, and associated with the radio-quiet PSR J1907+0602. However, one-population models do not describe the data well; a second particle population is needed to explain the shape of the spectral energy distribution at the highest energies. This component can be well-described by either leptonic or hadronic hypotheses. We discuss this feature and implications for detection by multi-wavelength and multi-messenger experiments.

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@article{arxiv.2107.14364,
  title  = {The Ultra-High-Energy Source MGRO J1908+06},
  author = {Kelly Malone and HAWC Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.14364},
  year   = {2021}
}

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