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

分类： 物理学 >> 核物理学 提交时间： 2016-09-14

Yu-Liang Xin Yun-Feng Liang Xiang Li Qiang Yuan Si-Ming Liu Da-Ming Wei

摘要： Supernova remnants (SNRs) are the most attractive candidates for the acceleration sites of Galactic cosmic rays. We report the detection of GeV γ-ray emission with the Pass 8 events recorded by Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT) in the vicinity of the shell type SNR CTB 37B that is likely associated with the TeV γ−ray source HESS J1713-381. The photon spectrum of CTB 37B is consistent with a power-law with an index of 1.89±0.08 in the energy range of 0.5−500 GeV, and the measured flux connects smoothly with that of HESS J1713-381 at a few hundred GeV. No significant spatial extension and time variation are detected. The multi-wavelength data can be well fitted with either a leptonic model or a hadronic one. However, parameters of both models suggest more efficient particle acceleration than typical SNRs. Meanwhile, the X-ray and γ-ray spectral properties of CTB 37B show that it is an interesting source bridging young SNRs dominated by non-thermal emission and old SNRs interacting with molecular clouds.

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