Unveiling the origin of HESS J1809-193
Aims. The main goal of this paper is to provide new insights on the origin of the observable flux of γ rays from HESS J1809-193 using new high-quality observations in the radio domain. Methods. We used the Expanded Very Large Array (now known as the Karl G. Jansky Very large Array, JVLA) to produce...
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todo:paper_00046361_v587_n_p_Castelletti2023-10-03T14:00:57Z Unveiling the origin of HESS J1809-193 Castelletti, G. Giacani, E. Petriella, A. ISM: clouds ISM: supernova remnants Radio continuum: ISM Image processing Supernovae Tellurium compounds Galactic plane surveys Gamma ray radiation Intensity structure Interstellar mediums ISM : clouds ISM: supernova remnants James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Radio continuum: ISM Gamma rays Aims. The main goal of this paper is to provide new insights on the origin of the observable flux of γ rays from HESS J1809-193 using new high-quality observations in the radio domain. Methods. We used the Expanded Very Large Array (now known as the Karl G. Jansky Very large Array, JVLA) to produce a deep full-synthesis imaging at 1.4 GHz of the vicinity of PSR J1809-1917. These data were used in conjunction with 12CO observations from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in the transition line J = 3-2 and atomic hydrogen data from the Southern Galactic Plane Survey to investigate the properties of the interstellar medium in the direction of the source HESS J1809-193. Results. The new radio continuum image, obtained with a synthesized beam of 8′′ × 4′′ and a sensitivity of 0.17 mJy beam-1, reveals with unprecedented detail all the intensity structures in the field. No radio counterpart to the observed X-ray emission supposed to be a pulsar wind nebula powered by PSR J1809-1917 is seen in the new JVLA image. We discovered a system of molecular clouds on the edge of the supernova remnant (SNR) G11.0-0.0 shock front, which is positionally coincident with the brightest part of the TeV source HESS J1809-193. We determine, on the basis of kinematic and morphological evidences, a physical link of the SNR with the clouds for which we estimated a total (molecular plus atomic) mass of ~3 × 103M⊙ and a total proton density in the range 2-3 × 103 cm-3. Conclusions. We propose as the most likely origin of the very high-energy γ-ray radiation from HESS J1809-193 a hadronic mechanism through collisions of ions accelerated at the SNR G11.0-0.0 shock with the molecular matter in the vicinity of the remnant. © 2016 ESO. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00046361_v587_n_p_Castelletti |
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ISM: clouds ISM: supernova remnants Radio continuum: ISM Image processing Supernovae Tellurium compounds Galactic plane surveys Gamma ray radiation Intensity structure Interstellar mediums ISM : clouds ISM: supernova remnants James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Radio continuum: ISM Gamma rays |
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ISM: clouds ISM: supernova remnants Radio continuum: ISM Image processing Supernovae Tellurium compounds Galactic plane surveys Gamma ray radiation Intensity structure Interstellar mediums ISM : clouds ISM: supernova remnants James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Radio continuum: ISM Gamma rays Castelletti, G. Giacani, E. Petriella, A. Unveiling the origin of HESS J1809-193 |
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ISM: clouds ISM: supernova remnants Radio continuum: ISM Image processing Supernovae Tellurium compounds Galactic plane surveys Gamma ray radiation Intensity structure Interstellar mediums ISM : clouds ISM: supernova remnants James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Radio continuum: ISM Gamma rays |
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Aims. The main goal of this paper is to provide new insights on the origin of the observable flux of γ rays from HESS J1809-193 using new high-quality observations in the radio domain. Methods. We used the Expanded Very Large Array (now known as the Karl G. Jansky Very large Array, JVLA) to produce a deep full-synthesis imaging at 1.4 GHz of the vicinity of PSR J1809-1917. These data were used in conjunction with 12CO observations from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in the transition line J = 3-2 and atomic hydrogen data from the Southern Galactic Plane Survey to investigate the properties of the interstellar medium in the direction of the source HESS J1809-193. Results. The new radio continuum image, obtained with a synthesized beam of 8′′ × 4′′ and a sensitivity of 0.17 mJy beam-1, reveals with unprecedented detail all the intensity structures in the field. No radio counterpart to the observed X-ray emission supposed to be a pulsar wind nebula powered by PSR J1809-1917 is seen in the new JVLA image. We discovered a system of molecular clouds on the edge of the supernova remnant (SNR) G11.0-0.0 shock front, which is positionally coincident with the brightest part of the TeV source HESS J1809-193. We determine, on the basis of kinematic and morphological evidences, a physical link of the SNR with the clouds for which we estimated a total (molecular plus atomic) mass of ~3 × 103M⊙ and a total proton density in the range 2-3 × 103 cm-3. Conclusions. We propose as the most likely origin of the very high-energy γ-ray radiation from HESS J1809-193 a hadronic mechanism through collisions of ions accelerated at the SNR G11.0-0.0 shock with the molecular matter in the vicinity of the remnant. © 2016 ESO. |
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Unveiling the origin of HESS J1809-193 |
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