Particle transport within the pulsar wind nebula HESS J1825-137

Abdalla H, Aharonian F, Benkhali FA, Anguner EO, Arakawa M, Arcaro C, Armand C, Arrieta M, Backes M, Barnard M, Becherini Y, Tjus JB, Berge D, Bernloehr K, Blackwell R, Bottcher M, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bonnefoy S, Bordas P, Bregeon J, Brun F, Brun P, Bryan M, Büchele M, Bulik T, Bylund T, Capasso M, Caroff S, Carosi A, Casanova S, Cerruti M, Chakraborty N, Chand T, Chandra S, Chaves RCG, Chen A, Colafrancesco S, Condon B, Davids ID, Deil C, Devin J, Dewilt P, Dirson L, Djannati-Atai A, Dmytriiev A, Donath A, Doroshenko V, Drury LO, Dyks J, Egberts K, Emery G, Ernenwein JP, Eschbach S, Fegan S, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Funk S, Fuessling M, Gabici S, Gallant YA, Gate F, Giavitto G, Glawion D, Glicenstein JF, Gottschall D, Grondin MH, Hahn J, Haupt M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Hoischen C, Holch TL, Holler M, Horns D, Huber D, Iwasaki H, Jacholkowska A, Jamrozy M, Jankowsky D, Jankowsky F, Jouvin L, Jung-Richardt I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzynski K, Katsuragawa M, Katz U, Kerszberg D, Khangulyan D, Khelifi B, King J, Klepser S, Kluzniak W, Komin N, Kosack K, Kraus M, Lamanna G, Lau J, Lefaucheur J, Lemiere A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lenain JP, Leser E, Lohse T, Lopez-Coto R, Lypova A, Malyshev D, Marandon V, Marcowith A, Mariaud C, Marti-Devesa G, Marx R, Maurin G, Meintjes PJ, Mitchell AMW, Moderski R, Mohamed M, Mohrmann L, Moore C, Moulin E, Murach T, Nakashima S, De Naurois M, Ndiyavala H, Niederwanger F, Niemiec J, Oakes L, O'Brien P, Odaka H, Ohm S, Ostrowski M, Oya I, Panter M, Parsons RD, Perennes C, Petrucci PO, Peyaud B, Piel Q, Pita S, Poireau V, Noel AP, Prokhorov DA, Prokoph H, Puehlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raab S, Rauth R, Reimer A, Reimer O, Renaud M, Rieger F, Rinchiuso L, Romoli C, Rowell G, Rudak B, Ruiz-Velasco E, Sahakian V, Saito S, Sanchez DA, Santangelo A, Sasaki M, Schlickeiser R, Schussler F, Schulz A, Schutte H, Schwanke U, Schwemmer S, Seglar-Arroyo M, Senniappan M, Seyffert AS, Shafi N, Shilon I, Shiningayamwe K, Simoni R, Sinha A, Sol H, Specovius A, Spir-Jacob M, Stawarz L, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Steppa C, Takahashi T, Tavernet JP, Tavernier T, Taylor AM, Terrier R, Tibaldo L, Tiziani D, Tluczykont M, Trichard C, Tsirou M, Tsuji N, Tuffs R, Uchiyama Y, Van Der Walt DJ, van Eldik C, Van Rensburg C, Van Soelen B, Vasileiadis G, Veh J, Venter C, Vincent P, Vink J, Voisin F, Voelk HJ, Vuillaume T, Wadiasingh Z, Wagner SJ, Wagner RM, White R, Wierzcholska A, Yang R, Yoneda H, Zaborov D, Zacharias M, Zanin R, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, Zefi F, Ziegler A, Zorn J, Zywucka N (2019)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Book Volume: 621

Article Number: 201834335

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834335

Open Access Link: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2019/01/aa34335-18/aa34335-18.html

Abstract

Context. We present a detailed view of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) HESS J1825-137. We aim to constrain the mechanisms dominating the particle transport within the nebula, accounting for its anomalously large size and spectral characteristics. Aims. The nebula was studied using a deep exposure from over 12 years of H.E.S.S. I operation, together with data from H.E.S.S. II that improve the low-energy sensitivity. Enhanced energy-dependent morphological and spatially resolved spectral analyses probe the very high energy (VHE, E > 0.1 TeV) γ-ray properties of the nebula. Methods. The nebula emission is revealed to extend out to 1.5° from the pulsar, ∼1.5 times farther than previously seen, making HESS J1825-137, with an intrinsic diameter of ∼100 pc, potentially the largest γ-ray PWN currently known. Characterising the strongly energy-dependent morphology of the nebula enables us to constrain the particle transport mechanisms. A dependence of the nebula extent with energy of RE α with α = -0.29 ± 0.04 stat ± 0.05 sys disfavours a pure diffusion scenario for particle transport within the nebula. The total γ-ray flux of the nebula above 1 TeV is found to be (1.12 ± 0.03 stat ± 0.25 sys ) × 10 -11 cm -2 s -1 , corresponding to ∼64% of the flux of the Crab nebula. Results. HESS J1825-137 is a PWN with clearly energy-dependent morphology at VHE γ-ray energies. This source is used as a laboratory to investigate particle transport within intermediate-age PWNe. Based on deep observations of this highly spatially extended PWN, we produce a spectral map of the region that provides insights into the spectral variation within the nebula.

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Abdalla, H., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F.A., Anguner, E.O., Arakawa, M., Arcaro, C.,... Zywucka, N. (2019). Particle transport within the pulsar wind nebula HESS J1825-137. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 621. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834335

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Abdalla, H., et al. "Particle transport within the pulsar wind nebula HESS J1825-137." Astronomy & Astrophysics 621 (2019).

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