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XMM-Newton observations of the non-thermal supernova remnant HESS J1731-347 (G353.6-0.7)

We report on the analysis of XMM-Newton observations of the non-thermal shell-type supernova remnant HESS J1731-347 (G353.6-0.7). For the first time the complete remnant shell has been covered in X-rays, which allowed direct comparison with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-15 V. Doroshenko , G. Pühlhofer , A. Bamba , F. Acero , W. W. Tian , D. Klochkov , A. Santangelo

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

High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant

A significant fraction of the energy density of the interstellar medium is in the form of high-energy charged particles (cosmic rays). The origin of these particles remains uncertain. Although it is generally accepted that the only sources…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , F. Aharonian

HESS J1818-154, a new composite supernova remnant discovered in TeV gamma rays and X-rays

Composite supernova remnants (SNRs) constitute a small subclass of the remnants of massive stellar explosions where non-thermal radiation is observed from both the expanding shell-like shock front and from a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) located…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-02-13 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , A. Abramowski , F. Aharonian , F. Ait Benkhali , A. G. Akhperjanian , E. Angüner , G. Anton , S. Balenderan , A. Balzer , A. Barnacka , Y. Becherini , J. Becker Tjus , K. Bernlöhr , E. Birsin , E. Bissaldi , J. Biteau , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , P. M. Chadwick , R. Chalme-Calvet , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , M. Chrétien , S. Colafrancesco , G. Cologna , J. Conrad , C. Couturier , Y. Cui , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , P. de Wilt , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , T. Edwards , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , D. Fernandez , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , M. Füßling , M. Gajdus , Y. A. Gallant , T. Garrigoux , G. Giavitto , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , M. -H. Grondin , M. Grudzińska , S. Häffner , J. Hahn , J. Harris , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , O. Hervet , A. Hillert , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , F. Jankowsky , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzynski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , B. Khélifi , M. Kieffer , S. Klepser , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , D. Kolitzus , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , S. Krakau , F. Krayzel , P. P. Krüger , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , J. Lefaucheur , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , D. Lennarz , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , R. Marx , G. Maurin , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , T. J. L. McComb , J. Méhault , P. J. Meintjes , U. Menzler , M. Meyer , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , E. Moulin , T. Murach , C. L. Naumann , M. de Naurois , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , L. Oakes , S. Ohm , E. de Ona Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , M. Paz Arribas , N. W. Pekeur , G. Pelletier , J. Perez , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , S. Pita , H. Poon , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , M. Raue , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , L. Rob , C. Romoli , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , V. Sahakian , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. Schüssler , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , H. Sol , G. Spengler , F. Spies , L. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , A. Szostek , J. -P. Tavernet , T. Tavernier , A. M. Taylor , R. Terrier , M. Tluczykont , C. Trichard , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , B. van Soelen , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , A. Viana , P. Vincent , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , M. Vorster , T. Vuillaume , S. J. Wagner , P. Wagner , M. Ward , M. Weidinger , Q. Weitzel , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , P. Willmann , A. Wörnlein , D. Wouters , V. Zabalza , M. Zacharias , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin

Observations of the supernova remnant W28 at TeV energies

The atmospheric Cerenkov imaging technique has been used to search for point-like and diffuse TeV gamma-ray emission from the southern supernova remnant, W28, and surrounding region. The search, made with the CANGAROO 3.8m telescope,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 G. P. Rowell , T. Naito , S. A. Dazeley , P. G. Edwards , S. Gunji , T. Hara , J. Holder , A. Kawachi , T. Kifune , Y. Matsubara , Y. Mizumoto , M. Mori , H. Muraishi , Y. Muraki , K. Nishijima , S. Ogio , J. R. Patterson , M. D. Roberts , T. Sako , K. Sakurazawa , R. Susukita , T. Tamura , T. Tanimori , G. J. Thornton , S. Yanagita , T. Yoshida , T. Yoshikoshi

Detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR B1706-44 and G343.1-2.3 with H.E.S.S

The gamma-ray pulsar PSR B1706-44 and the adjacent supernova remnant (SNR) candidate G343.1-2.3 were observed by H.E.S.S. during a dedicated observation campaign in 2007. As a result of this observation campaign, a new source of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , A. Barnacka , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , Y. Becherini , J. Becker , B. Behera , K. Bernlöhr , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , V. Borrel , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , I. Büsching , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , P. M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , J. Conrad , L. -M. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , F. Dubois , G. Dubus , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , L. Fallon , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , A. Fiasson , A. Förster , G. Fontaine , M. Füßling , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , H. Gast , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , P. Goret , D. Göring , J. D. Hague , D. Hampf , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holleran , S. Hoppe , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Keogh , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , H. Laffont , G. Lamanna , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , D. Lennarz , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , N. Maxted , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , R. Moderski , E. Moulin , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , N. Nguyen , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , J-F. Olive , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , J. Ruppel , F. Ryde , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , A. Schönwald , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , I. Sushch , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , A. Szostek , P. H. Tam , J. -P. Tavernet , R. Terrier , O. Tibolla , M. Tluczykont , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , J. P. Vialle , A. Viana , P. Vincent , M. Vivier , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. Wierzcholska , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin , G. Dubner , E. Giacani

X-Ray Observation of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Source, HESS J1745-303, with Suzaku

Suzaku observations of a TeV unidentified (unID) source, HESS J1745-303, are presented. A possible excess of neutral iron line emission is discovered, and is likely associated with the main part of HESS J1745-303, named "region A". It may…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Aya Bamba , Ryo Yamazaki , Kazunori Kohri , Hironori Matsumoto , Stefan Wagner , Gerd Puehlhofer , Karl Kosack

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

Study of TeV shell supernova remnants at gamma-ray energies

The breakthrough developments of Cherenkov telescopes in the last decade have led to angular resolution of 0.1{\deg} and an unprecedented sensitivity. This has allowed the current generation of Cherenkov telescopes to discover a population…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-05 F. Acero , M. Lemoine-Goumard , M. Renaud , J. Ballet , J. W. Hewitt , R. Rousseau , T. Tanaka

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

Constraints on Cosmic-Ray Origin Theories from TeV Gamma-Ray Observations

If supernova remnants (SNRs) are the sites of cosmic-ray acceleration, the associated nuclear interactions should result in observable fluxes of TeV gamma-rays from the nearest SNRs. Measurements of the gamma-ray flux from six nearby,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. W. Lessard , P. J. Boyle , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , A. C. Burdett , J. Bussons Gordo , D. A. Carter-Lewis , M. Catanese , M. F. Cawley , D. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , J. A. Gaidos , A. M. Hillas , F. Krennrich , R. C. Lamb , C. Masterson , J. E. McEnery , G. Mohanty , J. Quinn , A. J. Rodgers , H. J. Rose , F. W. Samuelson , G. H. Sembroski , R. Srinivasan , T. C. Weekes , J. Zweerink

Is the SNR HESS J1731-347 colliding with molecular clouds?

The supernova remnant (SNR) HESS J1731-347 is a young SNR which displays a non-thermal X-ray and TeV shell structure. A molecular cloud at a distance of 3.2 kpc is spatially coincident with the western part of the SNR, and it is likely hit…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-20 Yudong Cui , Ruizhi Yang , Xinbo He , P. H. Thomas Tam , Gerd Puehlhofer

Gamma-ray emission revealed at the western edge of SNR G344.7-0.1

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 Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. This object, 2FHL J1703.4-4145, displays…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-12-02 J. Eagle , S. Marchesi , M. Ajello , D. Castro , A. Vendrasco

Search for TeV Gamma Rays from the SNR RXJ1713.7-3946

The shell type SNR RXJ1713.7-3946 is a new SNR discovered by the ROSAT all sky survey. Recently, strong non-thermal X-ray emission from the northwest part of the remnant was detected by the ASCA satellite. This synchrotron X-ray emission…

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

Constraining leptonic emission scenarios for the PeVatron candidate HESS J1702-420 with deep XMM-Newton observations

The unidentified TeV source HESS J1702-420 has recently been proposed as a new hadronic PeVatron candidate, based on the discovery of a small-scale emission sub-region with extremely hard gamma-ray spectrum up to 100 TeV (named HESS…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-30 L. Giunti , F. Acero , B. Khelifi , K. Kosack , A. Lemiere , R. Terrier

Constraints on the X-ray and Very High Energy $\gamma$-ray Flux from Supernova Remnant W44

Observations of GeV gamma-ray emission from the well-studied mixed-morphology supernova remnant (SNR) W44 by Fermi-LAT and AGILE imply that it is a site of significant cosmic ray acceleration. The spectral energy distribution (SED) derived…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-14 A. Archer , P. Bangale , J. T. Bartkoske , W. Benbow , J. H. Buckley , Y. Chen , J. L. Christiansen , A. J. Chromey , A. Duerr , M. Errando , M. Escobar Godoy , S. Feldman , Q. Feng , J. Foote , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , W. Hanlon , O. Hervet , C. E. Hinrichs , J. Holder , T. B. Humensky , W. Jin , M. N. Johnson , P. Kaaret , M. Kertzman , M. Kherlakian , D. Kieda , T. K. Kleiner , N. Korzoun , S. Kumar , S. Kundu , M. J. Lang , G. Maier , M. Lundy , M. J. Millard , C. L. Mooney , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , W. Ning , R. A. Ong , M. Pohl , E. Pueschel , J. Quinn , P. L. Rabinowitz , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , D. Ribeiro , E. Roache , L. Saha , M. Santander , G. H. Sembroski , R. Shang , D. Tak , A. K. Talluri , J. V. Tucci , D. A. Williams , S. L. Wong , J. Woo

Expansion and ongoing cosmic ray acceleration in HESS J1731-347

Diffusive shock acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) is considered one of the prime mechanisms for Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) acceleration. It is still unclear, however, whether SNRs can contribute to GCR spectrum up to the ``knee''…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-06 Victor Doroshenko , Gerd Pühlhofer , Andrea Santangelo

A GeV source in the direction of Supernova Remnant CTB 37B

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are the most attractive candidates for the acceleration sites of Galactic cosmic rays. We report the detection of GeV $\gamma$-ray emission with the Pass 8 events recorded by Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-29 Yu-Liang Xin , Yun-Feng Liang , Xiang Li , Qiang Yuan , Si-Ming Liu , Da-Ming Wei

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

Searching for galactic cosmic ray pevatrons with multi-TeV gamma rays and neutrinos

The recent HESS detections of supernova remnant shells in TeV gamma-rays confirm the theoretical predictions that supernova remnants can operate as powerful cosmic ray accelerators. If these objects are responsible for the bulk of galactic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Stefano Gabici , Felix A. Aharonian