The TeV gamma-ray source population of the Milky-Way

Vecchiotti V, Cataldo M, Pagliaroli G, Villante FL (2022)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2022

Journal

PoS - Proceedings of Science SISSA

Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl

Book Volume: 395

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science

Event location: Virtual, Berlin, DEU DE

Abstract

In this work we perform a population study of the H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey (HGPS) catalogue. Namely, we analyze the flux, latitude and longitude distributions of gamma-ray sources detected by H.E.S.S. with the goal of inferring the main properties of galactic TeV sources population. We show that the total Milky Way luminosity in the 1-100 TeV energy range is relatively well constrained by H.E.S.S. data, obtaining LMW = 1.7+-0054 × 1037ergs s-1. The total Galactic flux in the H.E.S.S. observational window is Φtot = 3.8+-1100 × 10-10cm-2 s-1. The above results allows us to estimate the flux produced by sources not resolved by H.E.S.S. These sources, which are too faint (or too extended) to be detected by H.E.S.S., contribute to the large-scale diffuse signal observed at the TeV range. We show that unresolved source contribution is not negligible (about 60% of the resolved signal measured by H.E.S.S.) and potentially responsible for a large fraction of the diffuse-large scale gamma-ray signal observed by H.E.S.S. and other experiments in the TeV domain. Finally, in the hypothesis that the majority of bright sources detected by H.E.S.S. are powered by pulsar activity, like e.g. Pulsar Wind Nebulae or TeV halos, we estimate the main properties of the pulsar population: we obtain a constrain on the fading time τ, the initial period P0 and the magnetic field B.

Authors with CRIS profile

Maddalena Cataldo Professur für Experimentelle Astroteilchenphysik, insbesondere Radionachweis von Neutrinos

Involved external institutions

Gran Sasso Science Institute IT Italy (IT) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) IT Italy (IT)

How to cite

APA:

Vecchiotti, V., Cataldo, M., Pagliaroli, G., & Villante, F.L. (2022). The TeV gamma-ray source population of the Milky-Way. In Proceedings of Science. Virtual, Berlin, DEU, DE: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Vecchiotti, V., et al. "The TeV gamma-ray source population of the Milky-Way." Proceedings of the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021, Virtual, Berlin, DEU Sissa Medialab Srl, 2022.

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