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GeV emission in the region of the supernova remnant G51.26+0.11

The supernova remnant (SNR) G51.26+0.11 was recently discovered and little is known about its properties and environment. Using data from the \emph{Fermi} Large Area Telescope we study the GeV emission seen in the direction of G51.26+0.11…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-17 Miguel Araya

The 1st Fermi LAT SNR Catalog: Constraining the Cosmic Ray Contribution

Despite tantalizing evidence that supernova remnants (SNRs) are the source of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs), including the recent detection of a spectral signature of hadronic gamma-ray emission from two SNRs, their origin in aggregate remains…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 T. J. Brandt , F. Acero , F. de Palma , J. W. Hewitt , M. Renaud

Can a single supernova remnant account for the gamma-ray emission of G106.3+2.7?

SNR G106.3+2.7 is a complex TeV emitting source whose emission is still poorly understood. It has especially been at the center of numerous discussions on its potential for being a supernova remnant (SNR) PeVatron, since its gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-31 P. Cristofari , G. Emery , T. Lubrano di Vavaria , H. Costantini , F. Cassol , M. -S. Carrasco , B. Le Nagat Neher

Gamma-ray spectrum of RX J1713.7-3946 in the Fermi era and future detection of neutrinos

The recently launched satellite, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, is expected to find out if cosmic-ray (CR) protons are generated from supernova remnants (SNRs), especially RX J1713.7-3946, by observing the GeV-to-TeV gamma-rays. The GeV…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-17 Ryo Yamazaki , Kazunori Kohri , Hideaki Katagiri

A search for new supernova remnant shells in the Galactic plane with H.E.S.S

A search for new supernova remnants (SNRs) has been conducted using TeV gamma-ray data from the H.E.S.S. Galactic plane survey. As an identification criterion, shell morphologies that are characteristic for known resolved TeV SNRs have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-05-01 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , H. Abdalla , A. Abramowski , F. Aharonian , F. Ait Benkhali , A. G. Akhperjanian , T. Andersson , E. O. Angüner , M. Arakawa , M. Arrieta , P. Aubert , M. Backes , A. Balzer , M. Barnard , Y. Becherini , J. Becker Tjus , D. Berge , S. Bernhard , K. Bernlöhr , R. Blackwell , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , S. Bonnefoy , P. Bordas , J. Bregeon , F. Brun , P. Brun , M. Bryan , M. Büchele , T. Bulik , M. Capasso , J. Carr , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , N. Chakraborty , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Chen , J. Chevalier , M. Coffaro , S. Colafrancesco , G. Cologna , B. Condon , J. Conrad , Y. Cui , I. D. Davids , J. Decock , B. Degrange , C. Deil , J. Devin , P. deWilt , L. Dirson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , A. Donath , L. O'C. Drury , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , T. Edwards , K. Egberts , P. Eger , J. -P. Ernenwein , S. Eschbach , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , M. V. Fernandes , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , S. Funk , M. Füßling , S. Gabici , M. Gajdus , Y. A. Gallant , T. Garrigoux , G. Giavitto , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , D. Gottschall , A. Goyal , M. -H. Grondin , J. Hahn , M. Haupt , J. Hawkes , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , O. Hervet , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , C. Hoischen , T. L. Holch , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Ivascenko , H. Iwasaki , A. Jacholkowska , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , D. Jankowsky , F. Jankowsky , M. Jingo , T. Jogler , L. Jouvin , I. Jung-Richardt , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , M. Katsuragawa , U. Katz , D. Kerszberg , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , J. King , S. Klepser , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , D. Kolitzus , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , S. Krakau , M. Kraus , P. P. Krüger , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , J. Lau , J. -P. Lees , J. Lefaucheur , V. Lefranc , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , E. Leser , T. Lohse , M. Lorentz , R. Liu , R. López-Coto , I. Lypova , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , C. Mariaud , R. Marx , G. Maurin , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , P. J. Meintjes , M. Meyer , A. M. W. Mitchell , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , L. Mohrmann , K. Morå , E. Moulin , T. Murach , S. Nakashima , M. de Naurois , F. Niederwanger , J. Niemiec , L. Oakes , P. O'Brien , H. Odaka , S. Öttl , S. Ohm , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Padovani , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , N. W. Pekeur , G. Pelletier , C. Perennes , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , Q. Piel , S. Pita , H. Poon , D. Prokhorov , H. Prokoph , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , S. Richter , F. Rieger , C. Romoli , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , V. Sahakian , S. Saito , D. Salek , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , R. Schlickeiser , F. Schüssler , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwemmer , M. Seglar-Arroyo , M. Settimo , A. S. Seyffert , N. Shafi , I. Shilon , R. Simoni , H. Sol , F. Spanier , G. Spengler , F. Spies , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , T. Takahashi , J. -P. Tavernet , T. Tavernier , A. M. Taylor , R. Terrier , L. Tibaldo , D. Tiziani , M. Tluczykont , C. Trichard , N. Tsuji , R. Tuffs , Y. Uchiyama , D. J. van der Walt , C. van Eldik , C. van Rensburg , B. van Soelen , G. Vasileiadis , J. Veh , C. Venter , A. Viana , P. Vincent , J. Vink , F. Voisin , H. J. Völk , T. Vuillaume , Z. Wadiasingh , S. J. Wagner , P. Wagner , R. M. Wagner , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , P. Willmann , A. Wörnlein , D. Wouters , R. Yang , V. Zabalza , D. Zaborov , M. Zacharias , R. Zanin , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , F. Zefi , A. Ziegler , N. Żywucka , A. Bamba , Y. Fukui , H. Sano , S. Yoshiike

Ultra High Energy Neutrinos from Supernova Remnants

In this paper we discuss possible ultra high energy ($\ge$ TeV) neutrino emission from Supernova Remnants (SNRs), specifically the hadronic gamma ray production models. Recent very high energy (VHE) $\gamma$ ray observation from SNRs is the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Mou Roy

A cut-off in the TeV gamma-ray spectrum of the SNR Cassiopeia A

It is widely believed that the bulk of the Galactic cosmic rays are accelerated in supernova remnants (SNRs). However, no observational evidence of the presence of particles of PeV energies in SNRs has yet been found. The young historical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-30 MAGIC Collaboration , M. L. Ahnen , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , C. Arcaro , A. Babić , B. Banerjee , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , A. Berti , W. Bhattacharyya , B. Biasuzzi , A. Biland , O. Blanch , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , R. Carosi , A. Carosi , A. Chatterjee , S. M. Colak , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Cumani , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , F. Di Pierro , M. Doert , A. Domínguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher Glawion , D. Elsaesser , M. Engelkemeier , V. Fallah Ramazani , A. Fernández-Barral , D. Fidalgo , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , M. Gaug , P. Giammaria , N. Godinović , D. Gora , D. Guberman , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , T. Hassan , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , T. Inada , K. Ishio , Y. Konno , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , D. Kuveždić , D. Lelas , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. López , C. Maggio , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , M. Minev , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , V. Moreno , E. Moretti , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , M. Nievas Rosillo , K. Nilsson , D. Ninci , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , L. Nogués , S. Paiano , J. Palacio , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , G. Pedaletti , M. Peresano , L. Perri , M. Persic , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , J. R. Garcia , I. Reichardt , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , C. Righi , T. Saito , K. Satalecka , S. Schroeder , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , J. Sitarek , I. Šnidarić , D. Sobczynska , A. Stamerra , M. Strzys , T. Surić , L. Takalo , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , N. Torres-Albà , A. Treves , G. Vanzo , M. Vazquez Acosta , I. Vovk , J. E. Ward , M. Will , D. Zarić

Systematic search for gamma-ray emitting molecular clouds in the vicinity of supernova remnants

Observations of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from supernova remnants (SNR) established them as sources of accelerated particles up to energies of 100 TeV. The dominant process - leptonic or hadronic - responsible for the VHE…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-07-23 Stephanie Häffner , Ira Jung , Christian Stegmann

Potential PeVatron supernova remnant G106.3+2.7 seen in the highest-energy gamma rays

Cosmic rays (protons and other atomic nuclei) are believed to gain energies of petaelectronvolts (PeV) and beyond at astrophysical particle accelerators called 'PeVatrons' inside our Galaxy. Although a characteristic feature of a PeVatron…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-08 M. Amenomori , Y. W. Bao , X. J. Bi , D. Chen , T. L. Chen , W. Y. Chen , Xu Chen , Y. Chen , Cirennima , S. W. Cui , Danzengluobu , L. K. Ding , J. H. Fang , K. Fang , C. F. Feng , Zhaoyang Feng , Z. Y. Feng , Qi Gao , Q. B. Gou , Y. Q. Guo , Y. Y. Guo , H. H. He , Z. T. He , K. Hibino , N. Hotta , Haibing Hu , H. B. Hu , J. Huang , H. Y. Jia , L. Jiang , H. B. Jin , K. Kasahara , Y. Katayose , C. Kato , S. Kato , K. Kawata , W. Kihara , Y. Ko , M. Kozai , Labaciren , G. M. Le , A. F. Li , H. J. Li , W. J. Li , Y. H. Lin , B. Liu , C. Liu , J. S. Liu , M. Y. Liu , W. Liu , Y. -Q. Lou , H. Lu , X. R. Meng , K. Munakata , H. Nakada , Y. Nakamura , H. Nanjo , M. Nishizawa , M. Ohnishi , T. Ohura , S. Ozawa , X. L. Qian , X. B. Qu , T. Saito , M. Sakata , T. K. Sako , J. Shao , M. Shibata , A. Shiomi , H. Sugimoto , W. Takano , M. Takita , Y. H. Tan , N. Tateyama , S. Torii , H. Tsuchiya , S. Udo , H. Wang , H. R. Wu , L. Xue , Y. Yamamoto , Z. Yang , Y. Yokoe , A. F. Yuan , L. M. Zhai , H. M. Zhang , J. L. Zhang , X. Zhang , X. Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Yi Zhang , Ying Zhang , S. P. Zhao , Zhaxisangzhu , X. X. Zhou

Gamma-Rays from Heavy Nuclei Accelerated in Supernova Remnants

We investigate the theoretical and observational implications of the acceleration of protons and heavier nuclei in supernova remnants (SNRs). By adopting a semi-analytical technique, we study the non-linear interplay among particle…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-23 D. Caprioli , P. Blasi , E. Amato

Evidence for TeV gamma-ray emission from the shell type SNR RXJ1713.7-3946

We report the results of TeV gamma-ray observations of the shell type SNR RXJ1713.7-3946 (G347.3-0.5). The discovery of strong non-thermal X-ray emission from the northwest part of the remnant strongly suggests the existence of electrons…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Muraishi , T. Tanimori , S. Yanagita , T. Yoshida , M. Moriya , T. Kifune , S. A. Dazeley , P. G. Edwards , S. Gunji , S. Hara , T. Hara , A. Kawachi , H. Kubo , Y. Matsubara , Y. Mizumoto , M. Mori , Y. Muraki , T. Naito , K. Nishijima , J. R. Patterson , G. P. Rowell , T. Sako , K. Sakurazawa , R. Susukita , T. Tamura , T. Yoshikoshi

Detection of GeV $\gamma$-ray emission in the direction of HESS J1731-347 with Fermi-LAT

We report the detection of GeV $\gamma$-ray emission from supernova remnant HESS J1731-347 using 9 years of {\it Fermi} Large Area Telescope data. We find a slightly extended GeV source in the direction of HESS J1731-347. The spectrum above…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-31 Xiao-Lei Guo , Yu-Liang Xin , Neng-Hui Liao , Qiang Yuan , Wei-Hong Gao , Yi-Zhong Fan

Anomaly in the cosmic-ray energy spectrum at GeV-TeV energies

Recent measurements of cosmic rays by various experiments have found that the energy spectrum of cosmic rays is harder in the TeV region than at GeV energies. The origin of the spectral hardening is not clearly understood. In this paper, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-02 Satyendra Thoudam , Jörg Hörandel

Discovery of TeV Gamma Ray Emission from Tycho's Supernova Remnant

We report the discovery of TeV gamma-ray emission from the Type Ia supernova remnant (SNR) G120.1+1.4, known as Tycho's supernova remnant. Observations performed in the period 2008-2010 with the VERITAS ground-based gamma-ray observatory…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-19 V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , T. Aune , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , K. Byrum , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , L. Ciupik , E. Collins-Hughes , W. Cui , R. Dickherber , C. Duke , M. Errando , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , N. Galante , D. Gall , G. H. Gillanders , S. Godambe , S. Griffin , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , J. Holder , J. P. Hughes , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , A. S Madhavan , G. Maier , P. Majumdar , S. McArthur , A. McCann , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , R. A. Ong , M. Orr , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , N. Park , J. S. Perkins , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , E. Roache , H. J. Rose , D. B. Saxon , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , G. Demet Senturk , P. Slane , A. W. Smith , G. Tešić , M. Theiling , S. Thibadeau , K. Tsurusaki , A. Varlotta , V. V. Vassiliev , S. Vincent , M. Vivier , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , T. Weisgarber , D. A. Williams , M. Wood , B. Zitzer

Galactic Gamma-Ray Background Radiation from Supernova Remnants

The contribution of the Source Cosmic Rays (SCRs), confined in Supernova Remnants, to the diffuse high energy \gr emission above 1 GeV from the Galactic disk is studied. \grs produced by the SCRs have a much harder spectrum compared with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-03 Evgeny G. Berezhko , Heinrich J. Voelk

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Supernova Remnant G8.7-0.1

We present a detailed analysis of the GeV gamma-ray emission toward the supernova remnant (SNR) G8.7-0.1 with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the \emph{Fermi} Gamma-ray Space Telescope. An investigation of the relationship among…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 LAT Collaboration

Constraining the coherence scale of the interstellar magnetic field using TeV gamma-ray observations of supernova remnants

Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) are believed to be accelerated at supernova remnant (SNR) shocks. In the hadronic scenario the TeV gamma-ray emission from SNRs originates from decaying pions that are produced in collisions of the interstellar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-24 Matteo Pais , Christoph Pfrommer , Kristian Ehlert , Maria Werhahn , Georg Winner

Detection of the extended $\gamma$-ray emission from the high Galactic latitude Calvera's SNR candidate

We report the extended GeV $\gamma$-ray emission that spatially associated with the high Galactic latitude supernova remnant (SNR) candidate - Calvera's SNR with the Pass 8 data recorded by the {\em Fermi} Large Area Telescope. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-04 Yuliang Xin , Xiaolei Guo

SNR G39.2-0.3, an Hadronic Cosmic Rays Accelerator

Recent results obtained with gamma-ray satellites have established supernova remnants as accelerators of GeV hadronic cosmic rays. In such processes, CRs accelerated in SNR shocks interact with particles from gas clouds in their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-14 Emma de Ona Wilhelmi , Iurii Sushch , Robert Brose , Enrique Mestre , Yang Su , Roberta Zanin

Particle Acceleration and Gamma-Ray Production in Shell Remnants

A number of nearby Northern Hemisphere shell-type Supernova Remnants (SNRs) has been observed in TeV gamma rays, but none of them could be detected so far. This failure calls for a critical reevaluation of the theoretical arguments for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. J. Volk