A deep spectromorphological study of the γ-ray emission surrounding the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1

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作者
Aharonian, F. [1 ,2 ]
Ashkar, H. [3 ]
Backes, M. [4 ,5 ]
Martins, V. Barbosa [6 ]
Becherini, Y. [7 ,8 ]
Berge, D. [6 ,9 ]
Bi, B. [10 ]
Bottcher, M. [5 ]
de Lavergne, M. de Bony [11 ]
Bradascio, F. [12 ]
Brose, R. [1 ]
Brun, F. [12 ]
Bulik, T. [13 ]
Burger-Scheidlin, C. [1 ]
Cangemi, F. [14 ]
Caroff, S. [14 ]
Casanova, S. [15 ]
Cerruti, M. [7 ]
Chand, T. [5 ]
Chandra, S. [5 ]
Chen, A. [16 ]
Chibueze, O. [5 ]
Cristofari, P. [17 ]
Mbarubucyeye, J. Damascene [6 ]
Djannati-Atai, A. [7 ]
Ernenwein, J-P [18 ]
Feijen, K. [19 ]
de Clairfontaine, G. Fichet [17 ]
Fontaine, G. [3 ]
Funk, S. [20 ]
Gabici, S. [7 ]
Gallant, Y. A. [21 ]
Ghafourizadeh, S. [22 ]
Giavitto, G. [6 ]
Giunti, L. [7 ,12 ]
Glawion, D. [20 ]
Glicenstein, J. F. [12 ]
Goswami, P. [5 ]
Grondin, M-H [23 ]
Haerer, L. K. [2 ]
Haupt, M. [6 ]
Hinton, J. A. [2 ]
Horbe, M. [24 ]
Hofmann, W. [2 ]
Holch, T. L. [6 ]
Holler, M. [25 ]
Horns, D. [26 ]
Jamrozy, M. [27 ]
Joshi, V [20 ]
Jung-Richardt, I [20 ]
机构
[1] Dublin Inst Adv Studies, 31 Fitzwilliam Pl, Dublin 2, Ireland
[2] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, POB 103980, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany
[3] Ecole Polytech, Lab Leprince Ringuet, CNRS, Inst Polytech Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
[4] Univ Namibia, Dept Phys, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek 10005, Namibia
[5] North West Univ, Ctr Space Res, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa
[6] DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
[7] Univ Paris, Astroparticule & Cosmol, CNRS, F-75013 Paris, France
[8] Linnaeus Univ, Dept Phys & Elect Engn, S-35195 Vaxjo, Sweden
[9] Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, Newtonstr 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[10] Univ Tubingen, Inst Astron & Astrophys, Sand 1, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
[11] Univ Savoie Mt Blanc, Lab Annecy Phys Particules IN2P3, CNRS, F-74000 Annecy, France
[12] Univ Paris Saclay, CEA, IRFU, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
[13] Univ Warsaw, Astron Observ, Al Ujazdowskie 4, PL-00478 Warsaw, Poland
[14] Sorbonne Univ, Univ Paris Diderot, Lab Phys Nucl & Hautes Energies, LPNHE,CNRS IN2P3, 4 Pl Jussieu, F-75252 Paris, France
[15] Inst Fizyki Jdrowej PAN, Ul Radzikowskiego 152, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
[16] Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Phys, 1 Jan Smuts Ave, ZA-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa
[17] Univ Paris, Univ PSL, Observ Paris, Lab Univers & Theories,CNRS, F-92190 Meudon, France
[18] Aix Marseille Univ, CPPM, CNRS IN2P3, Marseille, France
[19] Univ Adelaide, Sch Phys Sci, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
[20] Friedrich Alexander Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen Ctr Astroparticle Phys, Erwin Rommel Str 1, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[21] Univ Montpellier, Lab Univers & Particules Montpellier, CNRS IN2P3, Pl Eugene Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier 5, France
[22] Heidelberg Univ, Landessternwarte, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
[23] Univ Bordeaux, LP2I Bordeaux, CNRS, UMR 5797, F-33170 Gradignan, France
[24] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Denys Wilkinson Bldg,Keble Rd, Oxford OX1 3RH, England
[25] Leopold Franzens Univ Innsbruck, Inst Astro & Teilchenphys, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[26] Univ Hamburg, Inst Expt Phys, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
[27] Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Obserwatorium Astron, Ul Orla 171, PL-30244 Krakow, Poland
[28] Nicolaus Copernicus Univ, Fac Phys, Inst Astron Astron & Informat, Grudziadzka 5, PL-87100 Torun, Poland
[29] Polish Acad Sci, Nicolaus Copernicus Astron Ctr, Ul Bartycka 18, PL-00716 Warsaw, Poland
[30] Univ Amsterdam, Anton Pannekoek Inst Astron, GRAPPA, Sci Pk 904, NL-1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
[31] Yerevan Phys Inst, 2 Alikhanian Bros St, Yerevan 375036, Armenia
[32] Univ Potsdam, Inst Phys & Astron, Karl Liebknecht Str 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
[33] Konan Univ, Dept Phys, Higashinada Ku, 8-9-1 Okamoto, Kobe, Hyogo 6588501, Japan
[34] Univ Tokyo, Univ Tokyo Inst Adv Study UTIAS, Kavli Inst Phys & Math Universe WPI, 5-1-5 Kashiwa No Ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778583, Japan
[35] RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[36] Univ Free State, Dept Phys, POB 339, ZA-9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa
[37] Univ New South Wales, Sch Phys, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
[38] Armagh Observ & Planetarium, Armagh BT61 7HT, North Ireland
[39] Western Sydney Univ, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
基金
奥地利科学基金会; 澳大利亚研究理事会; 新加坡国家研究基金会; 英国科学技术设施理事会; 日本学术振兴会;
关键词
acceleration of particles; radiation mechanisms; non-thermal; shock waves; stars; massive; gamma rays; general; galaxies; star clusters; individual; Westerlund; 1; PARTICLE-ACCELERATION; MOLECULAR CLOUDS; CYGNUS REGION; COSMIC-RAYS; MILKY-WAY; STAR; DIFFUSE; PULSAR; FERMI; WINDS;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361/202244323
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Context. Young massive stellar clusters are extreme environments and potentially provide the means for efficient particle acceleration. Indeed, they are increasingly considered as being responsible for a significant fraction of cosmic rays (CRs) that are accelerated within the Milky Way. Westerlund 1, the most massive known young stellar cluster in our Galaxy, is a prime candidate for studying this hypothesis. While the very-high-energy gamma-ray source HESS J1646-458 has been detected in the vicinity of Westerlund 1 in the past, its association could not be firmly identified. Aims. We aim to identify the physical processes responsible for the gamma-ray emission around Westerlund 1 and thus to understand the role of massive stellar clusters in the acceleration of Galactic CRs better. Methods. Using 164 h of data recorded with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), we carried out a deep spectromorphological study of the gamma-ray emission of HESS J1646-458. We furthermore employed H I and CO observations of the region to infer the presence of gas that could serve as target material for interactions of accelerated CRs. Results. We detected large-scale (similar to 2 degrees diameter) gamma-ray emission with a complex morphology, exhibiting a shell-like structure and showing no significant variation with gamma-ray energy. The combined energy spectrum of the emission extends to several tens of TeV, and it is uniform across the entire source region. We did not find a clear correlation of the gamma-ray emission with gas clouds as identified through H I and CO observations. Conclusions. We conclude that, of the known objects within the region, only Westerlund 1 can explain the majority of the gamma-ray emission. Several CR acceleration sites and mechanisms are conceivable and discussed in detail. While it seems clear that Westerlund 1 acts as a powerful particle accelerator, no firm conclusions on the contribution of massive stellar clusters to the flux of Galactic CRs in general can be drawn at this point.
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