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Exploring the dark accelerator HESS J1745-303 with the Fermi large area telescope
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Exploring the dark accelerator HESS J1745-303 with the Fermi large area telescope

C.Y. Hui, E.M.H. Wu, J.H.K. Wu, R.H.H. Huang, K.S. Cheng, P.H.T. Tam and A.K.H. Kong
Astrophysical Journal, Vol.735(2), 115
10/07/2011

Abstract

gamma rays: ISM ISM: individual objects (HESS J1745-303 G359.1-0.5 3EG J1744-3011)
We present a detailed analysis of the γ-ray emission from HESS J1745-303 with the data obtained by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in its first 29 month observation. The source can clearly be detected at the levels of 18σ and 6σ in 1-20GeV and 10-20GeV, respectively. We do not find any evidence of the variability seen in the results obtained by the Compton Gamma-ray Observatory. Most of the emission in 10-20GeV is found to coincide with region C of HESS J1745-303. A simple power law is sufficient to describe the GeV spectrum with a photon index of Γ 2.6. The power-law spectrum inferred in the GeV regime can be connected to that of a particular spatial component of HESS J1745-303 in 1-10 TeV without any spectral break. These properties impose independent constraints for understanding the nature of this "dark particle accelerator." © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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