High Energy γ-ray Observations of SN 1987A

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-489
Author(s):  
R.K. Sood ◽  
J.A. Thomas ◽  
L. Waldron ◽  
R.K. Manchanda ◽  
G.K. Rochester ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
Balloon Flight ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Sn 1987A ◽  
Γ Ray

AbstractSN 1987A has been observed with a combined high energy γ-ray (50-500 MeV) and hard X-ray (15-150 keV) payload during a balloon flight on 5 April 1988 from Alice Springs, Australia. The γ-ray observations, along with our earlier ones on 19 April 1987 are the only such observations of the supernova to date. The γ-ray detector characteristics are described. The preliminary results of the recent flight and their implications in terms of the known supernova parameters are discussed.

scholarly journals High-energy Emission from Supernovae and Remnants

2000 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 135-142
Author(s):  
R. A. Chevalier
Keyword(s):  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sn 1987A ◽  
Energy Emission ◽  
Energetic Radiation ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
Composition Structure ◽  
High Energy Emission

An early burst of energetic radiation is expected from a supernova at the time of shock breakout. This emission has not been directly observed but has been inferred from the photoionization around SN 1987A. X-ray emission has been detected from core-collapse supernovae in the days to years after the explosion as they interact with their circumstellar winds. Young Galactic supernova remnants provide the possibility of determining the composition structure of the ejecta through X-ray spectroscopy. An exciting finding for older remnants is that a number of remnants that appear to be interacting with molecular gas may be sources of high-energy γ-ray emission. The clumpy structure of molecular clouds has implications for the structure expected in high-energy emission. Finally, the field of γ-ray-line spectroscopy is beginning to yield results relevant to the explosive nucleosynthesis of radionuclides in supernovae.

scholarly journals Fermi-LAT and WMAP observations of the supernova remnant Puppis A

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S296) ◽  
pp. 295-299
Author(s):  
Marie-Hélène Grondin ◽  
John W. Hewitt ◽  
Marianne Lemoine-Goumard ◽  
Thierry Reposeur ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Radio Spectrum ◽  
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe ◽  
Large Area ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Inverse Compton Scattering ◽  
Γ Ray

AbstractThe supernova remnant (SNR) Puppis A (aka G260.4-3.4) is a middle-aged supernova remnant, which displays increasing X-ray surface brightness from West to East corresponding to an increasing density of the ambient interstellar medium at the Eastern and Northern shell. The dense IR photon field and the high ambient density around the remnant make it an ideal case to study in γ-rays. Gamma-ray studies based on three years of observations with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard Fermi have revealed the high energy gamma-ray emission from SNR Puppis A. The γ-ray emission from the remnant is spatially extended, and nicely matches the radio and X-ray morphologies. Its γ-ray spectrum is well described by a simple power law with an index of ~2.1, and it is among the faintest supernova remnants yet detected at GeV energies. To constrain the relativistic electron population, seven years of Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) data were also analyzed, and enabled to extend the radio spectrum up to 93 GHz. The results obtained in the radio and γ-ray domains are described in detail, as well as the possible origins of the high energy γ-ray emission (Bremsstrahlung, Inverse Compton scattering by electrons or decay of neutral pions produced by proton interactions).

scholarly journals Long-term multiwavelength view of the blazar 1ES 1218+304

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (4) ◽  
pp. 5076-5086 ◽  
Author(s):  
K K Singh ◽  
B Bisschoff ◽  
B van Soelen ◽  
A Tolamatti ◽  
J P Marais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Energy Bands ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
Activity State ◽  
Low Activity ◽  
Very High

ABSTRACT In this work, we present a multiwavelength study of the blazar 1ES 1218+304 using near simultaneous observations over 10 yr during the period 2008 September 1 to 2018 August 31 (MJD 54710–58361). We have analysed data from Swift-UVOT, Swift-XRT, and Fermi-LAT to study the long term behaviour of 1ES 1218+304 in different energy bands over the last decade. We have also used the archival data from OVRO, MAXI, and Swift-BAT available during the above period. The near simultaneous data on 1ES 1218+304 suggest that the long term multiwavelength emission from the source is steady and does not show any significant change in the source activity. The optical/UV fluxes are found to be dominated by the host galaxy emission and can be modelled using the pegase code. However, the time averaged X-ray and γ-ray emissions from the source are reproduced using a single zone leptonic model with log-parabolic distribution for the radiating particles. The intrinsic very high energy γ-ray emission during a low activity state of the source is broadly consistent with the predictions of the leptonic model for blazars. We have investigated the physical properties of the jet and the mass of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the host galaxy using long term X-ray observations from the Swift-XRT which is in agreement with the value derived using blackbody approximation of the host galaxy. We also discuss the extreme nature of the source on the basis of X-ray and γ-ray observations.

scholarly journals A New Chapter in Hard X-rays of the M87 AGN

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Ka-Wah Wong ◽  
Rodrigo S. Nemmen ◽  
Jimmy A. Irwin ◽  
Dacheng Lin
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Accretion Flow ◽  
Relativistic Jet ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
High Energy Emission ◽  
First Time ◽  
Very High

The nearby M87 hosts an exceptional relativistic jet. It has been regularly monitored in radio to TeV bands, but little has been done in hard X-rays ≳10 keV. For the first time, we have successfully detected hard X-rays up to 40 keV from its X-ray core with joint Chandra and NuSTAR observations, providing important insights to the X-ray origins: from the unresolved jet or the accretion flow. We found that the hard X-ray emission is significantly lower than that predicted by synchrotron self-Compton models introduced to explain very-high-energy γ -ray emission above a GeV. We discuss recent models to understand these high energy emission processes.

scholarly journals Tracing the high energy emission of γ-ray detected radio loud quasars

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (S313) ◽  
pp. 225-230
Author(s):  
Giulia Migliori
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Relativistic Jet ◽  
Quasar Jets ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
High Energy Emission ◽  
Jet Power

AbstractWe present a multiwavelength study of the core and relativistic jet of the radio loud (RL) quasar RGB J1512+020A (z=0.20). We report the discovery of a bright, 13” extended X-ray jet with a short Chandra observation. We discuss the origin of the jet X-ray emission and its properties in comparison with sample of X-ray quasar jets. The broadband core spectrum is contributed by the emission of the central quasar, by a blazar component, responsible for the γ-ray emission detected by Fermi, and by the host galaxy. We model the non-thermal blazar spectral energy distribution (SED) and constrain the total jet power. The jet power inferred from the blazar SED modeling is in agreement with the values obtained from the total radio power, pointing to a jet that efficiently carries its power up to kiloparsec scales. The quasar emission appears intrinsically weak in the optical-UV band. The disk luminosity estimated from the broad emission lines is lower than the jet power, in agreement with recent results from observations and theory.

High-altitude balloon flight of CdZnTe detectors for high-energy x-ray astronomy

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly R. Slavis ◽  
Paul F. Dowkontt ◽  
Fred Duttweiller ◽  
John W. Epstein ◽  
Paul L. Hink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Balloon Flight ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cdznte Detectors

scholarly journals A NuSTAR view of powerful γ-ray loud blazars

2019 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. A72 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ghisellini ◽  
M. Perri ◽  
L. Costamante ◽  
G. Tagliaferri ◽  
T. Sbarrato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Distribution ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Peak Frequency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Jet Power

We observed three blazars at z >  2 with the NuSTAR satellite. These were detected in the γ-rays by Fermi/LAT and in the soft X-rays, but have not yet been observed above 10 keV. The flux and slope of their X-ray continuum, together with Fermi/LAT data allows us to estimate their total electromagnetic output and peak frequency. For some of them we were able to study the source in different states, and investigate the main cause of the different observed spectral energy distribution. We then collected all blazars at redshifts greater than 2 observed by NuSTAR, and confirm that these hard and luminous X-ray blazars are among the most powerful persistent sources in the Universe. We confirm the relation between the jet power and the disk luminosity, extending it at the high-energy end.

The X-Ray Spectrum of Sco XR-1 to 100 keV

1968 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-171
Author(s):  
P. J. N. Davison
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Balloon Flight ◽  
X Ray

This paper presents the results of a measurement of the high-energy (E ≥ 17 keV) X-ray flux from Sco XR-1 extending to higher energies than has previously been reported. The measurement was made during a balloon flight launched from Mildura, Australia, on 29 February 1968. The X-ray observatory contained two independent X-ray detectors, one being similar in principle to the active collimator detector pioneered by Peterson et al., the other being basically similar to the graded shield detector developed by Boldt et al. Our two detecting systems are described in more detail by Buselli et al. and also in previous papers of this conference.

scholarly journals Stars at γ-Ray Energies: the INTEGRAL Look at Stars

2004 ◽  
Vol 219 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Thierry Montmerle
Keyword(s):  
Massive Stars ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Late Type ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Γ Ray ◽  
October 17 ◽  
X Ray Binaries ◽  
Observational Program

The European γ-ray satellite INTEGRAL, launched on October 17, 2002, is the successor to the highly successful American satellite Compton-GRO. Even though its main observational program focuses on “classical” high-energy sources like compact X-ray binaries or AGNs, some time is being devoted to γ-ray studies of massive stars and magnetically active late-type stars. We briefly describe here the four instruments of INTEGRAL, and summarize the ongoing stellar programs.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document