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- Title
Nucleonic gamma-ray production in pulsar wind nebulae.
- Authors
Horns, D.; Aharonian, F.; Hoffmann, A.J.D.; Santangelo, A.
- Abstract
Observations of the inner radian of the Galactic disk at very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays have revealed at least 16 new sources. Besides shell type super-nova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) appear to be a dominant source population in the catalogue of VHE gamma-ray sources. Except for the Crab nebula, the newly discovered PWN are resolved at VHE gamma-rays to be spatially extended (5–20 pc). Currently, at least 3 middle aged ( t>10 kyrs) PWN (Vela X, G18.0-0.7, and G313.3+0.6 in the “Kookaburra” region) and 1 young PWN MSH 15-5 2 ( t=1.55 kyrs) have been identified to be VHE emitting PWN (sometimes called “TeV Plerions”). Two more candidate “TeV Plerions” have been identified and have been reported at this conference (Carrigan, These proceedings, in preparation). In this contribution, the gamma-ray emission from Vela X is explained by a nucleonic component in the pulsar wind. The measured broad band spectral energy distribution is compared with the expected X-ray emission from primary and secondary electrons. The observed X-ray emission and TeV emission from the three middle aged PWN are compared with each other.
- Subjects
GAMMA ray astronomy; PULSARS; NEBULAE; STELLAR winds; DISKS (Astrophysics); GALAXIES; CRAB Nebula
- Publication
Astrophysics & Space Science, 2007, Vol 309, Issue 1-4, p189
- ISSN
0004-640X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10509-007-9444-5