$γ$ ray发射的深度谱图研究围绕年轻大型恒星群westerlund 1

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$γ$ ray发射的深度谱图研究围绕年轻大型恒星群westerlund 1

A deep spectromorphological study of the $γ$-ray emission surrounding the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1

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Aharonian, F., Ashkar, H., Backes, M., Martins, V. Barbosa, Becherini, Y., Berge, D., Bi, B., Böttcher, M., de Lavergne, M. de Bony, Bradascio, F., Brose, R., Brun, F., Bulik, T., Burger-Scheidlin, C., Cangemi, F., Caroff, S., Casanova, S., Cerruti, M., Chand, T., Chandra, S., Chen, A., Chibueze, O., Cristofari, P., Mbarubucyeye, J. Damascene, Djannati-Ataï, A., Ernenwein, J. -P., Feijen, K., de Clairfontaine, G. Fichet, Fontaine, G., Funk, S., Gabici, S., Gallant, Y. A., Ghafourizadeh, S., Giavitto, G., Giunti, L., Glawion, D., Glicenstein, J. F., Goswami, P., Grondin, M. -H., Härer, L. K., Haupt, M., Hinton, J. A., Hörbe, M., Hofmann, W., Holch, T. L., Holler, M., Horns, D., Jamrozy, M., Joshi, V., Jung-Richardt, I., Kasai, E., Katarzyński, K., Katz, U., Khélifi, B., Kluźniak, W., Komin, Nu., Kosack, K., Kostunin, D., Mezek, G. Kukec, Lang, R. G., Stum, S. Le, Lemière, A., Lemoine-Goumard, M., Lenain, J. -P., Leuschner, F., Lohse, T., Luashvili, A., Lypova, I., Mackey, J., Majumdar, J., Malyshev, D., Marandon, V., Marchegiani, P., Marcowith, A., Martí-Devesa, G., Marx, R., Maurin, G., Meyer, M., Mitchell, A., Moderski, R., Mohrmann, L., Montanari, A., Moulin, E., Muller, J., Murach, T., Nakashima, K., de Naurois, M., Nayerhoda, A., Niemiec, J., Ohm, S., Olivera-Nieto, L., Wilhelmi, E. de Ona, Ostrowski, M., Panny, S., Panter, M., Parsons, R. D., Peron, G., Prokhorov, D. A., Pühlhofer, G., Punch, M., Quirrenbach, A., Rauth, R., Reichherzer, P., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Renaud, M., Reville, B., Rieger, F., Rowell, G., Rudak, B., Ruiz-Velasco, E., Sahakian, V., Salzmann, H., Sanchez, D. A., Santangelo, A., Sasaki, M., Schüssler, F., Schutte, H. M., Schwanke, U., Shapopi, J. N. S., Specovius, A., Spencer, S., Stawarz, Ł., Steenkamp, R., Steinmassl, S., Steppa, C., Sushch, I., Suzuki, H., Takahashi, T., Tanaka, T., Terrier, R., Thorpe-Morgan, C., Tsirou, M., Tsuji, N., Tuffs, R., Unbehaun, T., van Eldik, C., van Soelen, B., Vecchi, M., Veh, J., Venter, C., Vink, J., Wagner, S. J., White, R., Wierzcholska, A., Wong, Yu Wun, Zacharias, M., Zargaryan, D., Zdziarski, A. A., Zhu, S. J., Zouari, S., Żywucka, N., Blackwell, R., Braiding, C., Burton, M., Cubuk, K., Filipović, M., Tothill, N., Wong, G.

论文摘要

年轻的巨大恒星簇是极端环境，并有可能为有效的颗粒加速提供手段。的确，它们越来越被认为是在银河系中加速的宇宙射线（CRS）的很大一部分。 Westerlund 1，我们银河系中最庞大的年轻恒星群是研究这一假设的主要候选人。虽然过去在Westerlund 1附近发现了很高的能源$γ$ ray源赫斯J1646-458，但无法牢固地确定其关联。我们旨在确定负责Westerlund 1周围$γ$ ray排放的物理过程，从而更好地了解大型恒星簇在银河CRS加速中的作用。使用高能立体系统（H.E.S.S.）记录的164小时数据，我们对HESS J1646-458的$γ$ -Ray发射进行了深入的谱图研究。我们还采用了HI和CO观察到该区域的观察结果，以推断出可以作为加速CRS相互作用的目标材料的气体的存在。我们检测到具有复杂形态的大规模（$ \ sim 2^\ circ $直径）$γ$ ray发射，表现出类似壳的结构，并且没有$γ$ ray ray的能量的显着变化。发射的组合能谱延伸至几十TEV，并且在整个源区域都均匀。我们没有发现$γ$ ray的发射与通过H I和CO观察结果所确定的气云的明显相关性。我们得出的结论是，在该地区内已知的对象中，只有Westerlund 1可以解释$γ$ ray排放的大部分。可以想到几种CR加速度和机制，并详细讨论。（简略）

Young massive stellar clusters are extreme environments and potentially provide the means for efficient particle acceleration. Indeed, they are increasingly considered as being responsible for a significant fraction of cosmic rays (CRs) accelerated within the Milky Way. Westerlund 1, the most massive known young stellar cluster in our Galaxy is a prime candidate for studying this hypothesis. While the very-high-energy $γ$-ray source HESS J1646-458 has been detected in the vicinity of Westerlund 1 in the past, its association could not be firmly identified. We aim to identify the physical processes responsible for the $γ$-ray emission around Westerlund 1 and thus to better understand the role of massive stellar clusters in the acceleration of Galactic CRs. Using 164 hours of data recorded with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), we carried out a deep spectromorphological study of the $γ$-ray emission of HESS J1646-458. We furthermore employed H I and CO observations of the region to infer the presence of gas that could serve as target material for interactions of accelerated CRs. We detected large-scale ($\sim 2^\circ$ diameter) $γ$-ray emission with a complex morphology, exhibiting a shell-like structure and showing no significant variation with $γ$-ray energy. The combined energy spectrum of the emission extends to several tens of TeV, and is uniform across the entire source region. We did not find a clear correlation of the $γ$-ray emission with gas clouds as identified through H I and CO observations. We conclude that, of the known objects within the region, only Westerlund 1 can explain the bulk of the $γ$-ray emission. Several CR acceleration sites and mechanisms are conceivable, and discussed in detail. (abridged)

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