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Possible optical counterpart of PSR J1357-6429

(Abridged) PSR J1357-6429 is a Vela-like radio pulsar that has been recently detected in X-rays and gamma-rays. It powers a compact tail-like X-ray pulsar wind nebula and X-ray-radio plerion associated with an extended TeV source HESS…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-26 A. Danilenko , A. Kirichenko , R. E. Mennickent , G. Pavlov , Yu. Shibanov , S. Zharikov , D. Zyuzin

ASTRO-H White Paper - Older Supernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Most supernova remnants (SNRs) are old, in the sense that their structure has been profoundly modified by their interaction with the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM). Old SNRs are very heterogenous in terms of their appearance,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 K. S. Long , A. Bamba , F. Aharonian , A. Foster , S. Funk , J. Hiraga , J. Hughes , M. Ishida , S. Katsuda , H. Matsumoto , K. Mori , H. Nakajima , T. Nakamori , M. Ozaki , S. Safi-Harb , M. Sawada , T. Tamagawa , K. Tamura , T. Tanaka , H. Tsunemi , H. Uchida , Y. Uchiyama , S. Yamauchi

Evidence of cosmic-ray acceleration up to sub-PeV energies in the supernova remnant IC 443

Supernova remnants (SNRs) have been considered as the primary contributors to cosmic rays (CRs) in our Galaxy. However, the maximum energy of particles that can be accelerated by shocks of SNRs is uncertain, and SNRs' contribution to CRs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-09 Zhen Cao , F. Aharonian , Y. X. Bai , Y. W. Bao , D. Bastieri , X. J. Bi , Y. J. Bi , W. Bian , A. V. Bukevich , C. M. Cai , W. Y. Cao , Zhe Cao , J. Chang , J. F. Chang , A. M. Chen , E. S. Chen , G. H. Chen , H. X. Chen , Liang Chen , Long Chen , M. J. Chen , M. L. Chen , Q. H. Chen , S. Chen , S. H. Chen , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , X. B. Chen , X. J. Chen , Y. Chen , N. Cheng , Y. D. Cheng , M. C. Chu , M. Y. Cui , S. W. Cui , X. H. Cui , Y. D. Cui , B. Z. Dai , H. L. Dai , Z. G. Dai , Danzengluobu , Y. X. Diao , X. Q. Dong , K. K. Duan , J. H. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , J. Fang , J. H. Fang , K. Fang , C. F. Feng , H. Feng , L. Feng , S. H. Feng , X. T. Feng , Y. Feng , Y. L. Feng , S. Gabici , B. Gao , C. D. Gao , Q. Gao , W. Gao , W. K. Gao , M. M. Ge , T. T. Ge , L. S. Geng , G. Giacinti , G. H. Gong , Q. B. Gou , M. H. Gu , F. L. Guo , J. Guo , X. L. Guo , Y. Q. Guo , Y. Y. Guo , Y. A. Han , O. A. Hannuksela , M. Hasan , H. H. He , H. N. He , J. Y. He , X. Y. He , Y. He , S. Hernández-Cadena , B. W. Hou , C. Hou , X. Hou , H. B. Hu , S. C. Hu , C. Huang , D. H. Huang , J. J. Huang , T. Q. Huang , W. J. Huang , X. T. Huang , X. Y. Huang , Y. Huang , Y. Y. Huang , X. L. Ji , H. Y. Jia , K. Jia , H. B. Jiang , K. Jiang , X. W. Jiang , Z. J. Jiang , M. Jin , S. Kaci , M. M. Kang , I. Karpikov , D. Khangulyan , D. Kuleshov , K. Kurinov , B. B. Li , Cheng Li , Cong Li , D. Li , F. Li , H. B. Li , H. C. Li , Jian Li , Jie Li , K. Li , L. Li , R. L. Li , S. D. Li , T. Y. Li , W. L. Li , X. R. Li , Xin Li , Y. Li , Y. Z. Li , Zhe Li , Zhuo Li , E. W. Liang , Y. F. Liang , S. J. Lin , B. Liu , C. Liu , D. Liu , D. B. Liu , H. Liu , H. D. Liu , J. Liu , J. L. Liu , J. R. Liu , M. Y. Liu , R. Y. Liu , S. M. Liu , W. Liu , X. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. N. Liu , Y. Q. Lou , Q. Luo , Y. Luo , H. K. Lv , B. Q. Ma , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , J. R. Mao , Z. Min , W. Mitthumsiri , G. B. Mou , H. J. Mu , A. Neronov , K. C. Y. Ng , M. Y. Ni , L. Nie , L. J. Ou , P. Pattarakijwanich , Z. Y. Pei , J. C. Qi , M. Y. Qi , J. J. Qin , A. Raza , C. Y. Ren , D. Ruffolo , A. Sáiz , D. Semikoz , L. Shao , O. Shchegolev , Y. Z. Shen , X. D. Sheng , Z. D. Shi , F. W. Shu , H. C. Song , Yu. V. Stenkin , V. Stepanov , Y. Su , D. X. Sun , H. Sun , Q. N. Sun , X. N. Sun , Z. B. Sun , N. H. Tabasam , J. Takata , P. H. T. Tam , H. B. Tan , Q. W. Tang , R. Tang , Z. B. Tang , W. W. Tian , C. N. Tong , L. H. Wan , C. Wang , G. W. Wang , H. G. Wang , J. C. Wang , K. Wang , Kai Wang , Kai Wang , L. P. Wang , L. Y. Wang , L. Y. Wang , R. Wang , W. Wang , X. G. Wang , X. J. Wang , X. Y. Wang , Y. Wang , Y. D. Wang , Z. H. Wang , Z. X. Wang , Zheng Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. J. Wei , T. Wen , S. S. Weng , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , Q. W. Wu , S. Wu , X. F. Wu , Y. S. Wu , S. Q. Xi , J. Xia , J. J. Xia , G. M. Xiang , D. X. Xiao , G. Xiao , Y. L. Xin , Y. Xing , D. R. Xiong , Z. Xiong , D. L. Xu , R. F. Xu , R. X. Xu , W. L. Xu , L. Xue , D. H. Yan , T. Yan , C. W. Yang , C. Y. Yang , F. F. Yang , L. L. Yang , M. J. Yang , R. Z. Yang , W. X. Yang , Z. H. Yang , Z. G. Yao , X. A. Ye , L. Q. Yin , N. Yin , X. H. You , Z. Y. You , Q. Yuan , H. Yue , H. D. Zeng , T. X. Zeng , W. Zeng , X. T. Zeng , M. Zha , B. B. Zhang , B. T. Zhang , C. Zhang , F. Zhang , H. Zhang , H. M. Zhang , H. Y. Zhang , J. L. Zhang , Li Zhang , P. F. Zhang , P. P. Zhang , R. Zhang , S. R. Zhang , S. S. Zhang , W. Y. Zhang , X. Zhang , X. P. Zhang , Yi Zhang , Yong Zhang , Z. P. Zhang , J. Zhao , L. Zhao , L. Z. Zhao , S. P. Zhao , X. H. Zhao , Z. H. Zhao , F. Zheng , W. J. Zhong , B. Zhou , H. Zhou , J. N. Zhou , M. Zhou , P. Zhou , R. Zhou , X. X. Zhou , X. X. Zhou , B. Y. Zhu , C. G. Zhu , F. R. Zhu , H. Zhu , K. J. Zhu , Y. C. Zou , X. Zuo

Interactions between Pulsars, Pulsar Nebulae and Supernova Remnants

The Crab Nebula is likely to be expanding into freely expanding supernova ejecta, although the energy in the ejecta may be less than is typical for a Type II supernova. Pulsar nebulae much younger than the Crab have not been found and could…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Roger A. Chevalier

X-ray/Optical/Radio Observations of a Resolved Supernova Remnant in NGC 6822

The supernova remnant (SNR), Ho 12, in the center of the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822 was previously observed at X-ray, optical, and radio wavelengths. By using archival Chandra and ground-based optical data, we found that the SNR is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. K. H. Kong , L. O. Sjouwerman , B. F. Williams

Discovery of a VHE gamma-ray source coincident with the supernova remnant CTB 37A

The supernova remnant (SNR) complex CTB 37 is an interesting candidate for observations with Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray telescopes such as H.E.S.S. In this region, three SNRs are seen. One of them is potentially associated with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 HESS Collaboration , F Aharonian

New Constraints on the Energetics, Progenitor Mass, and Age of the Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8 Containing PSR J1124-5916

We present spatially resolved spectroscopy of the supernova remnant (SNR) G292.0+1.8 with the Chandra X-ray observatory. This SNR contains the 135 ms pulsar, J1124-5916. We apply non-equilibrium ionization (NEI) models to the data. By…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Marjorie Gonzalez , Samar Safi-Harb

X-ray counterpart detection and gamma-ray analysis of the SNR G279.0+01.1 with eROSITA and Fermi-LAT

A thorough inspection of known Galactic Supernova Remnants (SNRs) along the Galactic plane with SRG/eROSITA yielded the detection of the X-ray counterpart of the SNR G279.0+01.1. The SNR is located just 1.5 deg above the Galactic plane. Its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-03 Miltiadis Michailidis , Gerd Pühlhofer , Andrea Santangelo , Werner Becker , Manami Sasaki

A joint spectro-imaging analysis of the XMM-Newton and HESS observations of the supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946

The supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946 (also known as G347.3-0.5) is part of the class of remnants dominated by synchrotron emission in X-rays. It is also one of the few shell-type SNRs observed at TeV energies allowing to investigate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 F. Acero , J. Ballet , A. Decourchelle , M. Lemoine-Goumard , M. Ortega , E. Giacani , G. Dubner , G. Cassam-Chenai

Prediction of the diffuse neutrino flux from cosmic ray interactions near Supernova Remnants

In this paper, we present high-energy neutrino spectra from 21 Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs), derived from gamma-ray measurements in the GeV-TeV range. We find that only the strongest sources, i.e. G40.5-0.5 in the north and Vela…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Matthias Mandelartz , Julia Becker Tjus

2FHL J0826.1-4500: Discovery of a possible shock-cloud interaction on the Western edge of the Vela SNR

We report on the investigation of a very high energy (VHE), Galactic gamma-ray source recently discovered at >50GeV using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi-LAT. This object, 2FHL J0826.1-4500, displays one of the hardest…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-06 Jordan Eagle , Stefano Marchesi , Daniel Castro , Marco Ajello , Laura Duvidovich , Luigi Tibaldo

A look at the high energy aspects of the supernova remnant G309.8+00.0 with eROSITA and Fermi-LAT

Supernova remnant (SNR) detection along the Galactic plane poses a number of challenges. The SNR G309.8+00.0 lies exactly on the Galactic plane, with its center coinciding with galactic latitude (b)=0 deg. In this paper we report the first…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-01 Miltiadis Michailidis , Gerd Pühlhofer , Andrea Santangelo , Manami Sasaki , Werner Becker

The population of Galactic supernova remnants in the TeV range

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are likely to be significant sources of cosmic rays up to the knee of the local cosmic-ray (CR) spectrum. They produce gamma-rays in the very-high-energy (VHE) ($E>0.1$ TeV) range via: hadronic interactions with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-24 Rowan Batzofin , Pierre Cristofari , Kathrin Egberts , Constantin Steppa , Dominique Meyer

Search for Thermal X-ray Features from the Crab nebula with Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer

The Crab nebula originated from a core-collapse supernova (SN) explosion observed in 1054 A.D. When viewed as a supernova remnant (SNR), it has an anomalously low observed ejecta mass and kinetic energy for an Fe-core collapse SN. Intensive…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-25 Hitomi Collaboration , Felix Aharonian , Hiroki Akamatsu , Fumie Akimoto , Steven W. Allen , Lorella Angelini , Marc Audard , Hisamitsu Awaki , Magnus Axelsson , Aya Bamba , Marshall W. Bautz , Roger Blandford , Laura W. Brenneman , Greg V. Brown , Esra Bulbul , Edward M. Cackett , Maria Chernyakova , Meng P. Chiao , Paolo S. Coppi , Elisa Costantini , Jelle de Plaa , Cor P. de Vries , Jan-Willem den Herder , Chris Done , Tadayasu Dotani , Ken Ebisawa , Megan E. Eckart , Teruaki Enoto , Yuichiro Ezoe , Andrew C. Fabian , Carlo Ferrigno , Adam R. Foster , Ryuichi Fujimoto , Yasushi Fukazawa , Akihiro Furuzawa , Massimiliano Galeazzi , Luigi C. Gallo , Poshak Gandhi , Margherita Giustini , Andrea Goldwurm , Liyi Gu , Matteo Guainazzi , Yoshito Haba , Kouichi Hagino , Kenji Hamaguchi , Ilana M. Harrus , Isamu Hatsukade , Katsuhiro Hayashi , Takayuki Hayashi , Kiyoshi Hayashida , Junko S. Hiraga , Ann Hornschemeier , Akio Hoshino , John P. Hughes , Yuto Ichinohe , Ryo Iizuka , Hajime Inoue , Yoshiyuki Inoue , Manabu Ishida , Kumi Ishikawa , Yoshitaka Ishisaki , Jelle Kaastra , Tim Kallman , Tsuneyoshi Kamae , Jun Kataoka , Satoru Katsuda , Nobuyuki Kawai , Richard L. Kelley , Caroline A. Kilbourne , Takao Kitaguchi , Shunji Kitamoto , Tetsu Kitayama , Takayoshi Kohmura , Motohide Kokubun , Katsuji Koyama , Shu Koyama , Peter Kretschmar , Hans A. Krimm , Aya Kubota , Hideyo Kunieda , Philippe Laurent , Shiu-Hang Lee , Maurice A. Leutenegger , Olivier O. Limousin , Michael Loewenstein , Knox S. Long , David Lumb , Greg Madejski , Yoshitomo Maeda , Daniel Maier , Kazuo Makishima , Maxim Markevitch , Hironori Matsumoto , Kyoko Matsushita , Dan McCammon , Brian R. McNamara , Missagh Mehdipour , Eric D. Miller , Jon M. Miller , Shin Mineshige , Kazuhisa Mitsuda , Ikuyuki Mitsuishi , Takuya Miyazawa , Tsunefumi Mizuno , Hideyuki Mori , Koji Mori , Koji Mukai , Hiroshi Murakami , Richard F. Mushotzky , Takao Nakagawa , Hiroshi Nakajima , Takeshi Nakamori , Shinya Nakashima , Kazuhiro Nakazawa , Kumiko K. Nobukawa , Masayoshi Nobukawa , Hirofumi Noda , Hirokazu Odaka , Takaya Ohashi , Masanori Ohno , Takashi Okajima , Naomi Ota , Masanobu Ozaki , Frits Paerels , Stephane Paltani , Robert Petre , Ciro Pinto , Frederick S. Porter , Katja Pottschmidt , Christopher S. Reynolds , Samar Safi-Harb , Shinya Saito , Kazuhiro Sakai , Toru Sasaki , Goro Sato , Kosuke Sato , Rie Sato , Toshiki Sato , Makoto Sawada , Norbert Schartel , Peter J. Serlemtsos , Hiromi Seta , Megumi Shidatsu , Aurora Simionescu , Randall K. Smith , Yang Soong , Lukasz Stawarz , Yasuharu Sugawara , Satoshi Sugita , Andrew Szymkowiak , Hiroyasu Tajima , Hiromitsu Takahashi , Tadayuki Takahashi , Shinichiro Takeda , Yoh Takei , Toru Tamagawa , Takayuki Tamura , Takaaki Tanaka , Yasuo Tanaka , Yasuyuki T. Tanaka , Makoto S. Tashiro , Yuzuru Tawara , Yukikatsu Terada , Yuichi Terashima , Francesco Tombesi , Hiroshi Tomida , Yohko Tsuboi , Masahiro Tsujimoto , Hiroshi Tsunemi , Takeshi Go Tsuru , Hiroyuki Uchida , Hideki Uchiyama , Yasunobu Uchiyama , Shutaro Ueda , Yoshihiro Ueda , Shinichiro Uno , C. Megan Urry , Eugenio Ursino , Shin Watanabe , Norbert Werner , Dan R. Wilkins , Brian J. Williams , Shinya Yamada , Hiroya Yamaguchi , Kazutaka Yamaoka , Noriko Y. Yamasaki , Makoto Yamauchi , Shigeo Yamauchi , Tahir Yaqoob , Yoichi Yatsu , Daisuke Yonetoku , Irina Zhuravleva , Abderahmen Zoghbi , Nozomu Tominaga , Takashi J. Moriya

XMM detection of the supernova remnant G337.2+0.1

We report the first XMM detection of the SNR candidate G337.2+0.1 (=AX J1635.9-4719). The object shows centrally filled and diffuse X-ray emission. The emission peaks in the hard 3.0-10.0 keV band. A spatially resolved spectral study…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Jorge A. Combi , Juan F. Albacete Colombo , Gustavo E. Romero , Paula Benaglia

Pulsar Wind Nebulae in Evolved Supernova Remnants

For pulsars similar to the one in the Crab Nebula, most of the energy input to the surrounding wind nebula occurs on a timescale of less than 1000 years; during this time, the nebula expands into freely expanding supernova ejecta. On a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 John M. Blondin , Roger A. Chevalier , Dargan M. Frierson

Expansion measurement of Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946

Supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946 is well known for its bright TeV gamma-ray emission with shell-like morphology. To constrain the hydrodynamical evolution, we have performed six times observations of the northwestern (NW) shell with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-11-15 Naomi Tsuji , Yasunobu Uchiyama

Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant RCW 86 with H.E.S.S

The shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) RCW 86, possibly associated with the historical supernova SN 185, with its relatively large size (about 40' in diameter) and the presence of non-thermal X-rays is a promising target for gamma-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 HESS Collaboration , F. Aharonian

Comparing a model of cosmic ray production in the supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with observations

Explicitly time-dependent, nonlinear kinetic theory of cosmic ray (CR) acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) has been employed to investigate the properties of SNR RX J1713.7-3946. Observations of the nonthermal radio and X-ray emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-08-01 E. G. Berezhko , H. J. Völk

Associations of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Sources Discovered by H.E.S.S. with Pulsar Wind Nebulae

The H.E.S.S. array of imaging Cherenkov telescopes has discovered a number of previously unknown gamma-ray sources in the very high energy (VHE) domain above 100 GeV. The good angular resolution of H.E.S.S. (~0.1 degree per event), as well…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Yves A. Gallant