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Abstract This paper reports on theγ-ray properties of the 2018 Galactic nova V392 Per, spanning photon energies ∼0.1 GeV–100 TeV by combining observations from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the HAWC Observatory. As one of the most rapidly evolvingγ-ray signals yet observed for a nova, GeVγ-rays with a power-law spectrum with an index Γ = 2.0 ± 0.1 were detected over 8 days following V392 Per’s optical maximum. HAWC observations constrain the TeVγ-ray signal during this time and also before and after. We observe no statistically significant evidence of TeVγ-ray emission from V392 Per, but present flux limits. Tests disfavor the extension of the Fermi Large Area Telescope spectrum to energies above 5 TeV by 2 standard deviations (95%) or more. We fit V392 Per’s GeVγ-rays with hadronic acceleration models, incorporating optical observations, and compare the calculations with HAWC limits.
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Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to TeV photon emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud
ABSTRACT A deep survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud at ∼0.1–100 TeV photon energies with the Cherenkov Telescope Array is planned. We assess the detection prospects based on a model for the emission of the galaxy, comprising the four known TeV emitters, mock populations of sources, and interstellar emission on galactic scales. We also assess the detectability of 30 Doradus and SN 1987A, and the constraints that can be derived on the nature of dark matter. The survey will allow for fine spectral studies of N 157B, N 132D, LMC P3, and 30 Doradus C, and half a dozen other sources should be revealed, mainly pulsar-powered objects. The remnant from SN 1987A could be detected if it produces cosmic-ray nuclei with a flat power-law spectrum at high energies, or with a steeper index 2.3–2.4 pending a flux increase by a factor of >3–4 over ∼2015–2035. Large-scale interstellar emission remains mostly out of reach of the survey if its >10 GeV spectrum has a soft photon index ∼2.7, but degree-scale 0.1–10 TeV pion-decay emission could be detected if the cosmic-ray spectrum hardens above >100 GeV. The 30 Doradus star-forming region is detectable if acceleration efficiency is on the order of 1−10 per cent of the mechanical luminosity and diffusion is suppressed by two orders of magnitude within <100 pc. Finally, the survey could probe the canonical velocity-averaged cross-section for self-annihilation of weakly interacting massive particles for cuspy Navarro–Frenk–White profiles.
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- PAR ID:
- 10437455
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- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume:
- 523
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0035-8711
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 5353 to 5387
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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