TY - JOUR A1 - Wilhelm, Alina A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Pohl, Martin T1 - Stochastic re-acceleration and magnetic-field damping in Tycho’s supernova remnant JF - Astronomy and astrophysics N2 - Context. Tycho's supernova remnant (SNR) is associated with the historical supernova (SN) event SN 1572 of Type Ia. The explosion occurred in a relatively clean environment, and was visually observed, providing an age estimate. This SNR therefore represents an ideal astrophysical test-bed for the study of cosmic-ray acceleration and related phenomena. A number of studies suggest that shock acceleration with particle feedback and very efficient magnetic-field amplification combined with Alfvenic drift are needed to explain the rather soft radio spectrum and the narrow rims observed in X-rays. Aims. We show that the broadband spectrum of Tycho's SNR can alternatively be well explained when accounting for stochastic acceleration as a secondary process. The re-acceleration of particles in the turbulent region immediately downstream of the shock should be efficient enough to impact particle spectra over several decades in energy. The so-called Alfvenic drift and particle feedback on the shock structure are not required in this scenario. Additionally, we investigate whether synchrotron losses or magnetic-field damping play a more profound role in the formation of the non-thermal filaments. Methods. We solved the full particle transport equation in test-particle mode using hydrodynamic simulations of the SNR plasma flow. The background magnetic field was either computed from the induction equation or follows analytic profiles, depending on the model considered. Fast-mode waves in the downstream region provide the diffusion of particles in momentum space. Results. We show that the broadband spectrum of Tycho can be well explained if magnetic-field damping and stochastic re-acceleration of particles are taken into account. Although not as efficient as standard diffusive shock acceleration, stochastic acceleration leaves its imprint on the particle spectra, which is especially notable in the emission at radio wavelengths. We find a lower limit for the post-shock magnetic-field strength similar to 330 mu G, implying efficient amplification even for the magnetic-field damping scenario. Magnetic-field damping is necessary for the formation of the filaments in the radio range, while the X-ray filaments are shaped by both the synchrotron losses and magnetic-field damping. KW - acceleration of particles KW - radiation mechanisms: non-thermal KW - ISM: supernova remnants KW - cosmic rays KW - ISM: individual objects: Tycho's SNR KW - shock waves Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936079 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 639 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Archambault, S. A1 - Archer, A. A1 - Benbow, Wystan A1 - Bird, Ralph A1 - Bourbeau, E. A1 - Buchovecky, M. A1 - Buckley, J. H. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Connolly, M. P. A1 - Cui, W. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Errando, M. A1 - Falcone, A. A1 - Feng, Q. A1 - Finley, J. P. A1 - Fleischhack, H. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, A. A1 - Griffin, S. A1 - Huetten, M. A1 - Hanna, D. A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Johnson, C. A. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Kar, P. A1 - Kelley-Hoskins, N. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Kieda, D. A1 - Krause, M. A1 - Kumar, S. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - McArthur, S. A1 - McCann, A. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Nieto, D. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Otte, A. N. A1 - Park, Nahee A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Popkow, A. A1 - Pueschel, Elisa A1 - Quinn, J. A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Richards, G. T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Sadeh, I. A1 - Santander, M. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Shahinyan, K. A1 - Slane, P. A1 - Staszak, D. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Trepanier, S. A1 - Tyler, J. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Weisgarber, T. A1 - Wilcox, P. A1 - Wilhelm, Alina A1 - Williams, D. A. A1 - Zitzer, B. T1 - Gamma-ray Observations of Tycho's Supernova Remnant with VERITAS and Fermi JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics KW - material KW - data behind figure Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/836/1/23 SN - 0004-637X SN - 1538-4357 VL - 836 IS - 1 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Acero, F. A1 - Aloisio, R. A1 - Amans, J. A1 - Amato, Elena A1 - Antonelli, L. A. A1 - Aramo, C. A1 - Armstrong, T. A1 - Arqueros, F. A1 - Asano, Katsuaki A1 - Ashley, M. A1 - Backes, M. A1 - Balazs, C. A1 - Balzer, A. A1 - Bamba, Aya A1 - Barkov, Maxim A1 - Barrio, J. A. A1 - Benbow, Wystan A1 - Bernloehr, K. A1 - Beshley, V. A1 - Bigongiari, C. A1 - Biland, A. A1 - Bilinsky, A. A1 - Bissaldi, Elisabetta A1 - Biteau, J. A1 - Blanch, O. A1 - Blasi, P. A1 - Blazek, J. A1 - Boisson, C. A1 - Bonanno, G. A1 - Bonardi, A. A1 - Bonavolonta, C. A1 - Bonnoli, G. A1 - Braiding, C. A1 - Brau-Nogue, S. A1 - Bregeon, J. A1 - Brown, A. M. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Bulgarelli, A. A1 - Bulik, T. A1 - Burton, Michael A1 - Burtovoi, A. A1 - Busetto, G. A1 - Bottcher, M. A1 - Cameron, R. A1 - Capalbi, M. A1 - Caproni, Anderson A1 - Caraveo, P. A1 - Carosi, R. A1 - Cascone, E. A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chaty, Sylvain A1 - Chen, A. A1 - Chen, X. A1 - Chernyakova, M. A1 - Chikawa, M. A1 - Chudoba, J. A1 - Cohen-Tanugi, J. A1 - Colafrancesco, S. A1 - Conforti, V. A1 - Contreras, J. L. A1 - Costa, A. A1 - Cotter, G. A1 - Covino, Stefano A1 - Covone, G. A1 - Cumani, P. A1 - Cusumano, G. A1 - Daniel, M. A1 - Dazzi, F. A1 - De Angelis, A. A1 - De Cesare, G. A1 - De Franco, A. A1 - De Frondat, F. A1 - Dal Pino, E. M. de Gouveia A1 - De Lisio, C. A1 - Lopez, R. de los Reyes A1 - De Lotto, B. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - De Palma, F. A1 - Del Santo, M. A1 - Delgado, C. A1 - della Volpe, D. A1 - Di Girolamo, T. A1 - Di Giulio, C. A1 - Di Pierro, F. A1 - Di Venere, L. A1 - Doro, M. A1 - Dournaux, J. A1 - Dumas, D. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Diaz, C. A1 - Ebr, J. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Einecke, S. A1 - Elsaesser, D. A1 - Eschbach, S. A1 - Falceta-Goncalves, D. A1 - Fasola, G. A1 - Fedorova, E. A1 - Fernandez-Barral, A. A1 - Ferrand, Gilles A1 - Fesquet, M. A1 - Fiandrini, E. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Filipovic, Miroslav D. A1 - Fioretti, V. A1 - Font, L. A1 - Fontaine, Gilles A1 - Franco, F. J. A1 - Freixas Coromina, L. A1 - Fujita, Yutaka A1 - Fukui, Y. A1 - Funk, S. A1 - Forster, A. A1 - Gadola, A. A1 - Lopez, R. Garcia A1 - Garczarczyk, M. A1 - Giglietto, N. A1 - Giordano, F. A1 - Giuliani, A. A1 - Glicenstein, J. A1 - Gnatyk, R. A1 - Goldoni, P. A1 - Grabarczyk, T. A1 - Graciani, R. A1 - Graham, J. A1 - Grandi, P. A1 - Granot, Jonathan A1 - Green, A. J. A1 - Griffiths, S. A1 - Gunji, S. A1 - Hakobyan, H. A1 - Hara, S. A1 - Hassan, T. A1 - Hayashida, M. A1 - Heller, M. A1 - Helo, J. C. A1 - Hinton, J. A1 - Hnatyk, B. A1 - Huet, J. A1 - Huetten, M. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Hussein, M. A1 - Horandel, J. A1 - Ikeno, Y. A1 - Inada, T. A1 - Inome, Y. A1 - Inoue, S. A1 - Inoue, T. A1 - Inoue, Y. A1 - Ioka, K. A1 - Iori, Maurizio A1 - Jacquemier, J. A1 - Janecek, P. A1 - Jankowsky, D. A1 - Jung, I. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Katagiri, H. A1 - Kimeswenger, S. A1 - Kimura, Shigeo S. A1 - Knodlseder, J. A1 - Koch, B. A1 - Kocot, J. A1 - Kohri, K. A1 - Komin, N. A1 - Konno, Y. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Koyama, S. A1 - Kraus, Michaela A1 - Kubo, Hidetoshi A1 - Mezek, G. Kukec A1 - Kushida, J. A1 - La Palombara, N. A1 - Lalik, K. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Landt, H. A1 - Lapington, J. A1 - Laporte, P. A1 - Lee, S. A1 - Lees, J. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Leto, Giuseppe A1 - Lindfors, E. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lombardi, S. A1 - Longo, F. A1 - Lopez, M. A1 - Lucarelli, F. A1 - Luque-Escamilla, Pedro Luis A1 - Lopez-Coto, R. A1 - Maccarone, M. C. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - Malaguti, G. A1 - Mandat, D. A1 - Maneva, G. A1 - Mangano, S. A1 - Marcowith, Alexandre A1 - Marti, J. A1 - Martinez, M. A1 - Martinez, G. A1 - Masuda, S. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Melioli, Claudio A1 - Mineo, T. A1 - Mirabal, N. A1 - Mizuno, T. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohammed, M. A1 - Montaruli, T. A1 - Moralejo, A. A1 - Mori, K. A1 - Morlino, G. A1 - Morselli, A. A1 - Moulin, Emmanuel A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Mundell, C. A1 - Muraishi, H. A1 - Murase, Kohta A1 - Nagataki, Shigehiro A1 - Nagayoshi, T. A1 - Naito, T. A1 - Nakajima, D. A1 - Nakamori, T. A1 - Nemmen, R. A1 - Niemiec, Jacek A1 - Nieto, D. A1 - Nievas-Rosillo, M. A1 - Nikolajuk, M. A1 - Nishijima, K. A1 - Noda, K. A1 - Nogues, L. A1 - Nosek, D. A1 - Novosyadlyj, B. A1 - Nozaki, S. A1 - Ohira, Yutaka A1 - Ohishi, M. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Okumura, A. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Orito, R. A1 - Orlati, A. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Padovani, Marco A1 - Palacio, J. A1 - Palatka, M. A1 - Paredes, Josep M. A1 - Pavy, S. A1 - Persic, M. A1 - Petrucci, P. A1 - Petruk, Oleh A1 - Pisarski, A. A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Porcelli, A. A1 - Prandini, E. A1 - Prast, J. A1 - Principe, G. A1 - Prouza, M. A1 - Pueschel, Elisa A1 - Puelhofer, G. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Rameez, M. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - Ribo, M. A1 - Rico, J. A1 - Rizi, V. A1 - Rodriguez, J. A1 - Fernandez, G. Rodriguez A1 - Rodriguez Vazquez, J. J. A1 - Romano, Patrizia A1 - Romeo, G. A1 - Rosado, J. A1 - Rousselle, J. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Sadeh, I. A1 - Safi-Harb, S. A1 - Saito, T. A1 - Sakaki, N. A1 - Sanchez, D. A1 - Sangiorgi, P. A1 - Sano, H. A1 - Santander, M. A1 - Sarkar, S. A1 - Sawada, M. A1 - Schioppa, E. J. A1 - Schoorlemmer, H. A1 - Schovanek, P. A1 - Schussler, F. A1 - Sergijenko, O. A1 - Servillat, M. A1 - Shalchi, A. A1 - Shellard, R. C. A1 - Siejkowski, H. A1 - Sillanpaa, A. A1 - Simone, D. A1 - Sliusar, V. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Stanic, S. A1 - Starling, R. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Stefanik, S. A1 - Stephan, M. A1 - Stolarczyk, T. A1 - Szanecki, M. A1 - Szepieniec, T. A1 - Tagliaferri, G. A1 - Tajima, H. A1 - Takahashi, M. A1 - Takeda, J. A1 - Tanaka, M. A1 - Tanaka, S. A1 - Tejedor, L. A. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Temnikov, P. A1 - Terada, Y. A1 - Tescaro, D. A1 - Teshima, M. A1 - Testa, V. A1 - Thoudam, S. A1 - Tokanai, F. A1 - Torres, D. F. A1 - Torresi, E. A1 - Tosti, G. A1 - Townsley, C. A1 - Travnicek, P. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Trifoglio, M. A1 - Tsujimoto, S. A1 - Vagelli, V. A1 - Vallania, P. A1 - Valore, L. A1 - van Driel, W. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - Vandenbroucke, Justin A1 - Vassiliev, V. A1 - Vecchi, M. A1 - Vercellone, Stefano A1 - Vergani, S. A1 - Vigorito, C. A1 - Vorobiov, S. A1 - Vrastil, M. A1 - Vazquez Acosta, M. L. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, R. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Walter, R. A1 - Ward, J. E. A1 - Watson, J. J. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - White, M. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Wilcox, P. A1 - Williams, D. A. A1 - Wischnewski, R. A1 - Wojcik, P. A1 - Yamamoto, T. A1 - Yamamoto, H. A1 - Yamazaki, Ryo A1 - Yanagita, S. A1 - Yang, L. A1 - Yoshida, T. A1 - Yoshida, M. A1 - Yoshiike, S. A1 - Yoshikoshi, T. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zampieri, L. A1 - Zanin, R. A1 - Zavrtanik, M. A1 - Zavrtanik, D. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, Hannes A1 - Zhdanov, V. A1 - Ziegler, A. A1 - Zorn, J. T1 - Prospects for Cherenkov Telescope Array Observations of the Young Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946 JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics N2 - We perform simulations for future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observations of RX J1713.7-3946, a young supernova remnant (SNR) and one of the brightest sources ever discovered in very high energy (VHE) gamma rays. Special attention is paid to exploring possible spatial (anti) correlations of gamma rays with emission at other wavelengths, in particular X-rays and CO/H I emission. We present a series of simulated images of RX J1713.7-3946 for CTA based on a set of observationally motivated models for the gamma-ray emission. In these models, VHE gamma rays produced by high-energy electrons are assumed to trace the nonthermal X-ray emission observed by XMM-Newton, whereas those originating from relativistic protons delineate the local gas distributions. The local atomic and molecular gas distributions are deduced by the NANTEN team from CO and H I observations. Our primary goal is to show how one can distinguish the emission mechanism(s) of the gamma rays (i.e., hadronic versus leptonic, or a mixture of the two) through information provided by their spatial distribution, spectra, and time variation. This work is the first attempt to quantitatively evaluate the capabilities of CTA to achieve various proposed scientific goals by observing this important cosmic particle accelerator. KW - cosmic rays KW - gamma rays: ISM KW - ISM: individual objects (RX J1713.7-3946, G347.3-0.5) Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6d67 SN - 0004-637X SN - 1538-4357 VL - 840 IS - 2 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Acharya, B. S. A1 - Aramo, C. A1 - Babic, A. A1 - Barrio, J. A. A1 - Baushev, Anton N. A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Berge, David A1 - Bohacova, M. A1 - Bonardi, A. A1 - Brown, A. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Burton, M. A1 - Busetto, G. A1 - Caraveo, P. A. A1 - Carosi, R. A1 - Carr, John A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chudoba, J. A1 - Conforti, V. A1 - Connaughton, V. A1 - Contreras, J. L. A1 - Cotter, G. A1 - Dazzi, F. A1 - De Franco, A. A1 - de la Calle, I. A1 - Lopez, R. de los Reyes A1 - De Lotto, B. A1 - De Palma, F. A1 - Di Girolamo, T. A1 - Di Giulio, C. A1 - Di Pierro, F. A1 - Dournaux, J. -L. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Ebr, J. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Fesquet, M. A1 - Fleischhack, H. A1 - Font, L. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Füßling, Matthias A1 - Garcia, B. A1 - Lopez, R. Garcia A1 - Garczarczyk, M. A1 - Gargano, F. A1 - Garrido, D. A1 - Gaug, M. A1 - Giglietto, N. A1 - Giordano, F. A1 - Giuliani, A. A1 - Godinovic, N. A1 - Gonzalez, M. M. A1 - Grabarczyk, T. A1 - Hassan, T. A1 - Hoerandel, J. A1 - Hrabovsky, M. A1 - Hrupec, D. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Huovelin, J. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janecek, P. A1 - Kaaret, P. E. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kocot, J. A1 - Komin, N. A1 - Kubo, H. A1 - Kushida, J. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lee, W. H. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lombardi, S. A1 - Lopez-Coto, R. A1 - Lopez-Oramas, A. A1 - Lucarelli, F. A1 - Maccarone, M. C. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - Majumdar, P. A1 - Malaguti, G. A1 - Mandat, D. A1 - Mazziotta, Mario Nicola A1 - Meagher, K. A1 - Mirabal, N. A1 - Morselli, A. A1 - Moulin, Emmanuel A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nievas, M. A1 - Nishijima, K. A1 - Nosek, D. A1 - Nunio, F. A1 - Ohishi, M. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Orito, R. A1 - Otte, N. A1 - Palatka, M. A1 - Pareschi, G. A1 - Pech, M. A1 - Persic, M. A1 - Pohl, Manuela A1 - Prouza, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raino, S. A1 - Fernandez, G. Rodriguez A1 - Romano, Patrizia A1 - Rovero, A. C. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Schovanek, P. A1 - Shayduk, M. A1 - Siejkowski, H. A1 - Sillanpaa, A. A1 - Stefanik, S. A1 - Stolarczyk, T. A1 - Szanecki, M. A1 - Szepieniec, T. A1 - Tejedor, L. A. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Teshima, M. A1 - Tibaldo, L. A1 - Tibolla, O. A1 - Tovmassian, G. A1 - Travnicek, P. A1 - Trzeciak, M. A1 - Vallania, P. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - Vercellone, S. A1 - Vigorito, C. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Wilhelm, Alina A1 - Wojcik, P. A1 - Yoshikoshi, T. T1 - The Cherenkov Telescope Array potential for the study of young supernova remnants JF - Astroparticle physics N2 - Supernova remnants (SNRs) are among the most important targets for gamma-ray observatories. Being prominent non-thermal sources, they are very likely responsible for the acceleration of the bulk of Galactic cosmic rays (CRS). To firmly establish the SNR paradigm for the origin of cosmic rays, it should be confirmed that protons are indeed accelerated in, and released from, SNRs with the appropriate flux and spectrum. This can be done by detailed theoretical models which account for microphysics of acceleration and various radiation processes of hadrons and leptons. The current generation of Cherenkov telescopes has insufficient sensitivity to constrain theoretical models. A new facility, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), will have superior capabilities and may finally resolve this long standing issue of high-energy astrophysics. We want to assess the capabilities of CTA to reveal the physics of various types of SNRs in the initial 2000 years of their evolution. During this time, the efficiency to accelerate cosmic rays is highest. We perform time-dependent simulations of the hydrodynamics, the magnetic fields, the cosmic-ray acceleration, and the non-thermal emission for type Ia, Ic and IIP SNRs. We calculate the CTA response to the y-ray emission from these SNRs for various ages and distances, and we perform a realistic analysis of the simulated data. We derive distance limits for the detectability and resolvability of these SNR types at several ages. We test the ability of CTA to reconstruct their morphological and spectral parameters as a function of their distance. Finally, we estimate how well CTA data will constrain the theoretical models. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - Acceleration of particles KW - Gamma rays: General KW - ISM: Supernova remnants KW - Radiation mechanisms: Non-termal Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.08.005 SN - 0927-6505 SN - 1873-2852 VL - 62 SP - 152 EP - 164 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Federici, Simone A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Wilhelm, Alina A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. T1 - Analysis of GeV-band gamma-ray emission from supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Context. RX J1713.7-3946 is the brightest shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) of the TeV gamma-ray sky. Earlier Fermi-LAT results on low energy gamma-ray emission suggested that, despite large uncertainties in the background determination, the spectrum is inconsistent with a hadronic origin. Aims. We update the GeV-band spectra using improved estimates for the diffuse Galactic gamma-ray emission and more than double the volume of data. We further investigate the viability of hadronic emission models for RX J1713.7-3946. Methods. We produced a high-resolution map of the diffuse Galactic gamma-ray background corrected for the HI self-absorption and used it in the analysis of more than five years worth of Fermi-LAT data. We used hydrodynamic scaling relations and a kinetic transport equation to calculate the acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays in SNR. We then determined spectra of hadronic gamma-ray emission from RX J1713.7-3946, separately for the SNR interior and the cosmic-ray precursor region of the forward shock, and computed flux variations that would allow us to test the model with observations. Results. We find that RX J1713.7-3946 is now detected by Fermi-LAT with very high statistical significance, and the source morphology is best described by that seen in the TeV band. The measured spectrum of RX J1713.7-3946 is hard with index gamma = 1.53 +/- 0.07, and the integral flux above 500 MeV is F = (5 : 5 +/- 1 : 1) x 10(-9) photons cm(-2) s(-1). We demonstrate that scenarios based on hadronic emission from the cosmic-ray precursor region are acceptable for RX J1713.7-3946, and we predict a secular flux increase at a few hundred GeV at the level of around 15% over ten years, which may be detectable with the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observatory. KW - astroparticle physics KW - cosmic rays KW - ISM: supernova remnants KW - gamma rays: ISM Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424947 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 577 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Aliu, E. A1 - Archambault, S. A1 - Aune, T. A1 - Behera, B. A1 - Beilicke, M. A1 - Benbow, W. A1 - Berger, K. A1 - Bird, R. A1 - Buckley, J. H. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Cardenzana, J. V. A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chen, Xuhui A1 - Ciupik, L. A1 - Collins-Hughes, E. A1 - Connolly, M. P. A1 - Cui, W. A1 - Dumm, J. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Errando, M. A1 - Falcone, A. A1 - Federici, Simone A1 - Feng, Q. A1 - Finley, J. P. A1 - Fleischhack, H. A1 - Fortin, P. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, A. A1 - Galante, N. A1 - Gall, D. A1 - Gillanders, G. H. A1 - Griffin, S. A1 - Griffiths, S. T. A1 - Grube, J. A1 - Gyuk, G. A1 - Hanna, D. A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Hughes, G. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Khassen, Y. A1 - Kieda, D. A1 - Krennrich, F. A1 - Kumar, S. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Madhavan, A. S. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - McCann, A. J. A1 - Meagher, K. A1 - Millis, J. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Nieto, D. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Otte, A. N. A1 - Pandel, D. A1 - Park, N. A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Popkow, A. A1 - Prokoph, H. A1 - Quinn, J. A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Rajotte, J. A1 - Ratliff, G. A1 - Reyes, L. C. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Richards, G. T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Rousselle, J. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Shahinyan, K. A1 - Sheidaei, F. A1 - Smith, A. W. A1 - Staszak, D. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Tsurusaki, K. A1 - Tucci, J. V. A1 - Tyler, J. A1 - Varlotta, A. A1 - Vassiliev, V. V. A1 - Vincent, S. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Ward, J. E. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Welsing, R. A1 - Wilhelm, Alina T1 - Investigating the TeV morpholoy of MGRO J1908+06 with veritas JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics N2 - We report on deep observations of the extended TeV gamma-ray source MGRO J1908+06 made with the VERITAS very high energy gamma-ray observatory. Previously, the TeV emission has been attributed to the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) of the Fermi-LAT pulsar PSR J1907+0602. We detect MGRO J1908+06 at a significance level of 14 standard deviations (14 sigma) and measure a photon index of 2.20 +/- 0.10(stat) +/- 0.20(sys). The TeV emission is extended, covering the region near PSR J1907+0602 and also extending toward SNR G40.5-0.5. When fitted with a two-dimensional Gaussian, the intrinsic extension has a standard deviation of sigma(src) = 0 degrees.44 +/- 0 degrees.02. In contrast to other TeV PWNe of similar age in which the TeV spectrum softens with distance from the pulsar, the TeV spectrum measured near the pulsar location is consistent with that measured at a position near the rim of G40.5-0.5, 0 degrees.33 away. KW - gamma rays: general KW - gamma-ray burst: individual (MGRO J1908+06, VER J1907+062) KW - pulsars: individual (PSR J1907+0602) KW - ISM: supernova remnants Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/166 SN - 0004-637X SN - 1538-4357 VL - 787 IS - 2 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Aliu, E. A1 - Aune, T. A1 - Behera, B. A1 - Beilicke, M. A1 - Benbow, W. A1 - Berger, K. A1 - Bird, R. A1 - Bouvier, A. A1 - Buckley, J. H. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chen, Xuhui A1 - Ciupik, L. A1 - Connolly, M. P. A1 - Cui, W. A1 - Dumm, J. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Errando, M. A1 - Falcone, A. A1 - Federici, Simone A1 - Feng, Q. A1 - Finley, J. P. A1 - Fleischhack, H. A1 - Fortin, P. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, A. A1 - Galante, N. A1 - Gillanders, G. H. A1 - Gotthelf, E. V. A1 - Griffin, S. A1 - Griffiths, S. T. A1 - Grube, J. A1 - Gyuk, G. A1 - Hanna, D. A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Hughes, G. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Johnson, C. A. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Kargaltsev, O. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Khassen, Y. A1 - Kieda, D. A1 - Krennrich, F. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Madhavan, A. S. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - McArthur, S. A1 - McCann, A. A1 - Millis, J. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Nieto, D. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Otte, A. N. A1 - Pandel, D. A1 - Park, N. A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Popkow, A. A1 - Prokoph, H. A1 - Quinn, J. A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Rajotte, J. A1 - Reyes, L. C. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Richards, G. T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Roberts, M. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Shahinyan, K. A1 - Smith, A. W. A1 - Staszak, D. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Tucci, J. V. A1 - Tyler, J. A1 - Vincent, S. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Welsing, R. A1 - Wilhelm, Alina A1 - Williams, D. A. A1 - Zitzer, B. T1 - Spatially resolving the very high energy emission from MRGO J2019+37 wih veritas JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics N2 - We present very high energy (VHE) imaging of MGRO J2019+37 obtained with the VERITAS observatory. The bright extended (similar to 2 degrees) unidentified Milagro source is located toward the rich star formation region Cygnus-X. MGRO J2019+37 is resolved into two VERITAS sources. The faint, point-like source VER J2016+371 overlaps CTB 87, a filled-center remnant (SNR) with no evidence of a supernova remnant shell at the present time. Its spectrum is well fit in the 0.65-10 TeV energy range by a power-law model with photon index 2.3 +/- 0.4. VER J2019+378 is a bright extended (similar to 1 degrees) source that likely accounts for the bulk of the Milagro emission and is notably coincident with PSR J2021+3651 and the star formation region Sh 2-104. Its spectrum in the range 1-30 TeV is well fit with a power-law model of photon index 1.75 +/- 0.3, among the hardest values measured in the VHE band, comparable to that observed near Vela-X. We explore the unusual spectrum and morphology in the radio and X-ray bands to constrain possible emission mechanisms for this source. KW - gamma rays : stars KW - pulsars : individual (PSR J2021+3651) KW - supernovae : individual (CTB 87) Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/78 SN - 0004-637X SN - 1538-4357 VL - 788 IS - 1 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Pohl, Martin T1 - Particle spectra from acceleration at forward and reverse shocks of young Type Ia Supernova Remnants JF - Astroparticle physics N2 - We study cosmic-ray acceleration in young Type Ia Supernova Remnants (SNRs) by means of test-particle diffusive shock acceleration theory and 1-D hydrodynamical simulations of their evolution. In addition to acceleration at the forward shock, we explore the particle acceleration at the reverse shock in the presence of a possible substantial magnetic field, and consequently the impact of this acceleration on the particle spectra in the remnant. We investigate the time evolution of the spectra for various time-dependent profiles of the magnetic field in the shocked region of the remnant. We test a possible influence on particle spectra of the Alfvenic drift of scattering centers in the precursor regions of the shocks. In addition, we study the radiation spectra and morphology in a broad band from radio to gamma-rays. It is demonstrated that the reverse shock contribution to the cosmic-ray particle population of young Type la SNRs may be significant, modifying the spatial distribution of particles and noticeably affecting the volume-integrated particle spectra in young SNRs. In particular spectral structures may arise in test-particle calculations that are often discussed as signatures of non-linear cosmic-ray modification of shocks. Therefore, the spectrum and morphology of emission, and their time evolution, differ from pure forward-shock solutions. KW - Supernova Remnants KW - Cosmic rays KW - Cosmic-ray acceleration KW - Hydrodynamics KW - Forward and reverse shocks Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.10.001 SN - 0927-6505 VL - 35 IS - 6 SP - 300 EP - 311 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Pohl, Martin T1 - Time-dependent escape of cosmic rays from supernova remnants, and their interaction with dense media JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Context. Supernova remnants (SNRs) are thought to be the main source of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) up to the "knee" in CR spectrum. During the evolution of a SNR, the bulk of the CRs are confined inside the SNR shell. The highest-energy particles leave the system continuously, while the remaining adiabatically cooled particles are released when the SNR has expanded sufficiently and decelerated so that the magnetic field at the shock is no longer able to confine them. Particles escaping from the parent system may interact with nearby molecular clouds, producing.-rays in the process via pion decay. The soft gamma-ray spectra observed for a number of SNRs interacting with molecular clouds, however, challenge current theories of non-linear particle acceleration that predict harder spectra. Aims. We study how the spectrum of escaped particles depends on the time-dependent acceleration history in both Type Ia and core-collapse SNRs, as well as on different assumptions about the diffusion coefficient in the vicinity of the SNR. Methods. We solve the CR transport equation in a test-particle approach combined with numerical simulations of SNR evolution. Results. We extend our method for calculating the CR acceleration in SNRs to trace the escaped particles in a large volume around SNRs. We calculate the evolution of the spectra of CRs that have escaped from a SNR into a molecular cloud or dense shell for two diffusion models. We find a strong confinement of CRs in a close region around the SNR, and a strong dilution effect for CRs that were able to propagate out as far as a few SNR radii. KW - ISM: supernova remnants KW - ISM: clouds KW - cosmic rays Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118639 SN - 0004-6361 VL - 541 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Aliu, E. A1 - Archambault, S. A1 - Arlen, T. A1 - Aune, T. A1 - Beilicke, M. A1 - Benbow, W. A1 - Bouvier, A. A1 - Bradbury, S. M. A1 - Buckley, J. H. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Byrum, K. A1 - Cannon, A. A1 - Cesarini, A. A1 - Ciupik, L. A1 - Collins-Hughes, E. A1 - Connolly, M. P. A1 - Cui, W. A1 - Decerprit, G. A1 - Dickherber, R. A1 - Duke, C. A1 - Dumm, J. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Errando, M. A1 - Falcone, A. A1 - Feng, Q. A1 - Finley, J. P. A1 - Finnegan, G. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, A. A1 - Galante, N. A1 - Gall, D. A1 - Godambe, S. A1 - Griffin, S. A1 - Grube, J. A1 - Gyuk, G. A1 - Hanna, D. A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Huan, H. A1 - Hughes, G. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Karlsson, N. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Khassen, Y. A1 - Kieda, D. A1 - Krawczynski, H. A1 - Krennrich, F. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Lee, K. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - Majumdar, P. A1 - McArthur, S. A1 - McCann, A. A1 - Millis, J. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Nunez, P. D. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Orr, M. A1 - Otte, A. N. A1 - Pandel, D. A1 - Park, N. A1 - Perkins, J. S. A1 - Pohl, M. A1 - Prokoph, H. A1 - Quinn, J. A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Reyes, L. C. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Rose, H. J. A1 - Ruppel, J. A1 - Saxon, D. B. A1 - Schroedter, M. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Skole, C. A1 - Smith, A. W. A1 - Staszak, D. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Tesic, G. A1 - Theiling, M. A1 - Thibadeau, S. A1 - Tsurusaki, K. A1 - Tyler, J. A1 - Varlotta, A. A1 - Vincent, S. A1 - Vivier, M. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Ward, J. E. A1 - Weekes, T. C. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Weisgarber, T. A1 - Welsing, R. A1 - Williams, D. A. A1 - Zitzer, B. T1 - Veritas observations of the nova in V407 CYGNI JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics N2 - We report on very high energy (E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of V407 Cygni, a symbiotic binary that underwent a nova outburst producing 0.1-10 GeV gamma rays during 2010 March 10-26. Observations were made with the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System during 2010 March 19-26 at relatively large zenith angles due to the position of V407 Cyg. An improved reconstruction technique for large zenith angle observations is presented and used to analyze the data. We do not detect V407 Cygni and place a differential upper limit on the flux at 1.6 TeV of 2.3 x 10(-12) erg cm(-2) s(-1) (at the 95% confidence level). When considered jointly with data from Fermi-LAT, this result places limits on the acceleration of very high energy particles in the nova. KW - gamma rays: general KW - novae, cataclysmic variables KW - white dwarfs Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/77 SN - 0004-637X VL - 754 IS - 1 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - tAliu, E. A1 - Archambault, S. A1 - Arlen, T. A1 - Aune, T. A1 - Beilicke, M. A1 - Benbow, W. A1 - Bird, R. A1 - Bouvier, A. A1 - Bradbury, S. M. A1 - Buckley, J. H. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Byrum, K. A1 - Cannon, A. A1 - Cesarini, A. A1 - Ciupik, L. A1 - Collins-Hughes, E. A1 - Connolly, M. P. A1 - Cui, W. A1 - Dickherber, R. A1 - Duke, C. A1 - Dumm, J. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Errando, M. A1 - Falcone, A. A1 - Federici, Simone A1 - Feng, Q. A1 - Finley, J. P. A1 - Finnegan, G. A1 - Fortson, L. A1 - Furniss, A. A1 - Galante, N. A1 - Gall, D. A1 - Gillanders, G. H. A1 - Godambe, S. A1 - Gotthelf, E. V. A1 - Griffin, S. A1 - Grube, J. A1 - Gyuk, G. A1 - Hanna, D. A1 - Holder, J. A1 - Huan, H. A1 - Hughes, G. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Kaaret, P. A1 - Karlsson, N. A1 - Kertzman, M. A1 - Khassen, Y. A1 - Kieda, D. A1 - Krawczynski, H. A1 - Krennrich, F. A1 - Lang, M. J. A1 - Lee, K. A1 - Madhavan, A. S. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - Majumdar, P. A1 - McArthur, S. A1 - McCann, A. A1 - Millis, J. A1 - Moriarty, P. A1 - Mukherjee, R. A1 - Nelson, T. A1 - de Bhroithe, A. O'Faolain A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Orr, M. A1 - Otte, A. N. A1 - Pandel, D. A1 - Park, N. A1 - Perkins, J. S. A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Popkow, A. A1 - Prokoph, H. A1 - Quinn, J. A1 - Ragan, K. A1 - Reyes, L. C. A1 - Reynolds, P. T. A1 - Roache, E. A1 - Rose, H. J. A1 - Ruppel, Jens A1 - Saxon, D. B. A1 - Schroedter, M. A1 - Sembroski, G. H. A1 - Sentuerk, G. D. A1 - Skole, C. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Tesic, G. A1 - Theiling, M. A1 - Thibadeau, S. A1 - Tsurusaki, K. A1 - Tyler, J. A1 - Varlotta, A. A1 - Vassiliev, V. V. A1 - Vincent, S. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Ward, J. E. A1 - Weekes, T. C. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Weisgarber, T. A1 - Welsing, R. A1 - Williams, D. A. A1 - Zitzer, B. T1 - Discovery of TeV Gamma-Ray emission toward supernova remnant SNR G78.2+2.1 JF - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics N2 - We report the discovery of an unidentified, extended source of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission, VER J2019+407, within the radio shell of the supernova remnant SNR G78.2+2.1, using 21.4 hr of data taken by the VERITAS gamma-ray observatory in 2009. These data confirm the preliminary indications of gamma-ray emission previously seen in a two-year (2007-2009) blind survey of the Cygnus region by VERITAS. VER J2019+407, which is detected at a post-trials significance of 7.5 standard deviations in the 2009 data, is localized to the northwestern rim of the remnant in a region of enhanced radio and X-ray emission. It has an intrinsic extent of 0 degrees.23 +/- 0 degrees.03(stat-0 degrees.02sys)(+0 degrees.04) and its spectrum is well-characterized by a differential power law (dN/dE = N-0 x (E/TeV)-Gamma) with a photon index of Gamma = 2.37 +/- 0.14(stat) +/- 0.20(sys) and a flux normalization of N-0 = 1.5 +/- 0.2(stat) +/- 0.4(sys) x 10(-12) photon TeV-1 cm(-2) s(-1). This yields an integral flux of 5.2 +/- 0.8(stat) +/- 1.4(sys) x 10(-12) photon cm(-2) s(-1) above 320 GeV, corresponding to 3.7% of the Crab Nebula flux. We consider the relationship of the TeV gamma-ray emission with the GeV gamma-ray emission seen from SNR G78.2+2.1 as well as that seen from a nearby cocoon of freshly accelerated cosmic rays. Multiple scenarios are considered as possible origins for the TeV gamma-ray emission, including hadronic particle acceleration at the SNR shock. KW - acceleration of particles KW - cosmic rays KW - gamma rays: general KW - ISM: supernova remnants Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/770/2/93 SN - 0004-637X VL - 770 IS - 2 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Rosenberg, D. T1 - X-ray Emission from Ionized Wind-Bubbles around Wolf-Rayet Stars JF - Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.–5. June 2015 N2 - Using a code that employs a self-consistent method for computing the effects of photoionization on circumstellar gas dynamics, we model the formation of wind-driven nebulae around massive Wolf-Rayet (W-R) stars. Our algorithm incorporates a simplified model of the photo-ionization source, computes the fractional ionization of hydrogen due to the photoionizing flux and recombination, and determines self-consistently the energy balance due to ionization, photo-heating and radiative cooling. We take into account changes in stellar properties and mass-loss over the star's evolution. Our multi-dimensional simulations clearly reveal the presence of strong ionization front instabilities. Using various X-ray emission models, and abundances consistent with those derived for W-R nebulae, we compute the X-ray flux and spectra from our wind bubble models. We show the evolution of the X-ray spectral features with time over the evolution of the star, taking the absorption of the X-rays by the ionized bubble into account. Our simulated X-ray spectra compare reasonably well with observed spectra of Wolf-Rayet bubbles. They suggest that X-ray nebulae around massive stars may not be easily detectable, consistent with observations.∗ Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88301 SP - 329 EP - 332 ER -