Dissecting the region of 3EG J1837-0423 and hess J1841-055 with integral

3EG J1837-0423 and HESS J1841-055 are two unidentified and peculiar high-energy sources located in the same region of the sky, separated by 1.4°. Specifically, 3EG J1837-0423 is a transient MeV object detected by EGRET only once during flaring activity that lasted a few days while HESS J1841-055 is...

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Autores principales: Sguera, V., Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Bazzano, A., Masetti, N., Bird, A. J., Bassani, L.
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Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/82796
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Gamma rays: observations
Gamma rays: theory
X-rays: binaries
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
Gamma rays: observations
Gamma rays: theory
X-rays: binaries
Sguera, V.
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Bazzano, A.
Masetti, N.
Bird, A. J.
Bassani, L.
Dissecting the region of 3EG J1837-0423 and hess J1841-055 with integral
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
Gamma rays: observations
Gamma rays: theory
X-rays: binaries
description 3EG J1837-0423 and HESS J1841-055 are two unidentified and peculiar high-energy sources located in the same region of the sky, separated by 1.4°. Specifically, 3EG J1837-0423 is a transient MeV object detected by EGRET only once during flaring activity that lasted a few days while HESS J1841-055 is a highly extended TeV source. We attempted to match the high-energy emission from the unidentified sources 3EG J1837-0423 and HESS J1841-055 with X-rays (4-20 keV) and soft γ-rays (20-100 keV) candidate counterparts detected through deep <i>International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory</i> observations of the sky region. As a result we propose the Supergiant Fast X-ray Transient (SFXT) AX J1841.0-0536 as a possible candidate counterpart of 3EG J1837-0423, based on spatial proximity and transient behavior. Alternatively, AX J1841.0-0536 could be responsible for at least a fraction of the entire TeV emission from the extended source HESS J1841-055, based on a striking spatial correlation. In either case, the proposed association is also supported from an energetic standpoint by a theoretical scenario where AX J1841.0-0536 is a low magnetized pulsar which, due to accretion of massive clumps from the supergiant companion donor star, undergoes sporadic changes to transient Atoll-states where a magnetic tower can produce transient jets and as a consequence high-energy emission. In either case (by association with 3EG J1837-0423 or alternatively with HESS J1841-055), AX J1841.0-0536 might be the prototype of a new class of Galactic transient MeV/TeV emitters.
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author Sguera, V.
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Bazzano, A.
Masetti, N.
Bird, A. J.
Bassani, L.
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Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Bazzano, A.
Masetti, N.
Bird, A. J.
Bassani, L.
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title Dissecting the region of 3EG J1837-0423 and hess J1841-055 with integral
title_short Dissecting the region of 3EG J1837-0423 and hess J1841-055 with integral
title_full Dissecting the region of 3EG J1837-0423 and hess J1841-055 with integral
title_fullStr Dissecting the region of 3EG J1837-0423 and hess J1841-055 with integral
title_full_unstemmed Dissecting the region of 3EG J1837-0423 and hess J1841-055 with integral
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