Discovery of the source HESS J1356-645 associated with the young and energetic PSR J1357-6429

van Eldik C, Abramowski A, Acero F, Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Anton G, Balzer A, Barnacka A, De Almeida UB, Becherini Y, Becker J, Behera B, Bernloehr K, Bochow A, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bordas P, Brucker J, Brun F, Brun P, Bulik T, Buesching I, Carrigan S, Casanova S, Cerruti M, Chadwick PM, Charbonnier A, Chaves RCG, Cheesebrough A, Chounet LM, Clapson AC, Coignet G, Cologna G, Conrad J, Dalton M, Daniel MK, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Atai A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubois F, Dubus G, Dutson K, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Egberts K, Eger P, Espigat P, Fallon L, Farnier C, Fegan S, Feinstein F, Fernandes MV, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Foerster A, Fuessling M, Gallant YA, Gast H, Gerard L, Gerbig D, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glueck B, Goret P, Göring D, Häffner S, Hague JD, Hampf D, Hauser M, Heinz S, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Hofverberg P, Holler M, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, De Jager OC, Jahn C, Jamrozy M, Jung I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzynski K, Katz U, Kaufmann S, Keogh D, Khangulyan D, Khelifi B, Klochkov D, Kluzniak W, Kneiske TM, Komin N, Kosack K, Kossakowski R, Laffon H, Lamanna G, Lennarz D, Lohse T, Lopatin A, Lu CC, Marandon V, Marcowith A, Masbou J, Maurin D, Maxted N, Mayer M, Mccomb TJL, Medina MC, Mehault J, Moderski R, Moulin E, Naumann CL, Naumann-Godo M, De Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Nguyen N, Nicholas B, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, Wilhelmi EDO, Opitz B, Ostrowski M, Oya I, Panter M, Arribas MP, Pedaletti G, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Pita S, Puehlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raue M, Rayner SM, Reimer A, Reimer O, Renaud M, De Los Reyes R, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Ruppel J, Sahakian V, Sanchez D, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schoeck FM, Schulz A, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Sikora M, Skilton JL, Sol H, Spengler G, Stawarz L, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Stycz K, Sushch I, Szostek A, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tluczykont M, Valerius K, Van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vialle JP, Viana A, Vincent P, Voelk HJ, Volpe F, Vorobiov S, Vorster M, Wagner SJ, Ward M, White R, Wierzcholska A, Zacharias M, Zajczyk A, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, Zechlin HS (2011)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2011

Journal

Publisher: EDP Sciences

Book Volume: 533

Article Number: A103

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117445

Abstract

Context. Several newly discovered very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) γ-ray sources in the Galaxy are thought to be associated with energetic pulsars. Among them, middle-aged (10 yr) systems exhibit large centre-filled VHE nebulae, offset from the pulsar position, which result from the complex relationship between the pulsar wind and the surrounding medium, and reflect the past evolution of the pulsar. Aims. Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) have been successful in revealing extended emission from these sources in the VHE regime. Together with radio and X-ray observations, this observational window allows one to probe the energetics and magnetic field inside these large-scale nebulae. Methods. H.E.S.S., with its large field of view, angular resolution of 0.1° and unprecedented sensitivity, has been used to discover a large population of such VHE sources. In this paper, the H.E.S.S. data from the continuation of the Galactic Plane Survey (-80° < < 60°, |b| < 3°), together with the existing multi-wavelength observations, are used. Results. A new VHE γ-ray source was discovered at RA (J2000) = 135600, Dec (J2000) =-64°30′00′′ with a 2′ statistical error in each coordinate, namely HESS J1356-645. The source is extended, with an intrinsic Gaussian width of (0.20 ± 0.02)°. Its integrated energy flux between 1 and 10 TeV of 8 × 10 erg cm s represents ∼11% of the Crab Nebula flux in the same energy band. The energy spectrum between 1 and 20 TeV is well described by a power law dN/dE E with photon index Γ = 2.2 ± 0.2 ± 0.2. The inspection of archival radio images at three frequencies and the analysis of X-ray data from ROSAT/PSPC and XMM-Newton/MOS reveal the presence of faint non-thermal diffuse emission coincident with HESS J1356-645. Conclusions. HESS J1356-645 is most likely associated with the young and energetic pulsar PSR J1357-6429 (d = 2.4 kpc, τ = 7.3 kyr and Å-= 3.1 × 10 erg s), located at a projected distance of ∼5 pc from the centroid of the VHE emission. HESS J1356-645 and its radio and X-ray counterparts would thus represent the nebula resulting from the past history of the PSR J1357-6429 wind. In a simple one-zone model, © 2011 ESO.

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University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot / Université Paris VII Denis Diderot France (FR) École Polytechnique - Université Paris-Saclay France (FR) Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Germany (DE) Universität Hamburg (UHH) Germany (DE) University of Montpellier / Université Montpellier France (FR) Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Germany (DE) National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) / Հայաստանի Հանրապետության գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ Armenia (AM) Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences Poland (PL) Durham University United Kingdom (GB) Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) Germany (DE) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Germany (DE) Commissariat à l'énergie atomique France (FR) University of Warsaw / Uniwersytet Warszawski Poland (PL) Stockholm University / Stockholms universitet Sweden (SE) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany (DE) University of Namibia (UNAM) Namibia (NA) Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) Ireland (IE) University of Savoy Mont Blanc / Université Savoie Mont Blanc France (FR) Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck / University of Innsbruck Austria (AT) Université Joseph Fourier (UJF Grenoble 1) France (FR) University of Leicester United Kingdom (GB) Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN / Instytut Fizyki Jądrowej im. Henryka Niewodniczańskiego PAN Poland (PL) Noordwes-Universiteit / North-West University South Africa (ZA) Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) / Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (UMK) Poland (PL) University of Adelaide Australia (AU) Univerzita Karlova v Praze / Charles University in Prague Czech Republic (CZ) Jagiellonian University / Uniwersytet Jagielloński (UJ) Poland (PL) University of Leeds United Kingdom (GB)

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APA:

van Eldik, C., Abramowski, A., Acero, F., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A.G., Anton, G.,... Zechlin, H.-S. (2011). Discovery of the source HESS J1356-645 associated with the young and energetic PSR J1357-6429. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 533. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201117445

MLA:

van Eldik, Christopher, et al. "Discovery of the source HESS J1356-645 associated with the young and energetic PSR J1357-6429." Astronomy & Astrophysics 533 (2011).

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