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The Astrophysical Journal Letters 749 (2012) L35

FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE DISCOVERY OF GeV GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM THE VICINITY OF SNR W44

Y. Uchiyama, S. Funk, H. Katagiri, J. Katsuta, M. Lemoine-Goumard1, H. Tajima, T. Tanaka, D. F. Torres

(2012)

We report the detection of GeV γ-ray emission from the molecular cloud complex that surrounds the supernova remnant (SNR) W44 using the Large Area Telescope on board Fermi. While the previously reported γ-ray emission from SNR W44 is likely to arise from the dense radio-emitting filaments within the remnant, the γ-ray emission that appears to come from the surrounding molecular cloud complex can be ascribed to the cosmic rays (CRs) that have escaped from W44. The non-detection of synchrotron radio emission associated with the molecular cloud complex suggests the decay of π0 mesons produced in hadronic collisions as the γ-ray emission mechanism. The total kinetic energy channeled into the escaping CRs is estimated to be Wesc ~ (0.3-3) × 1050 erg, in broad agreement with the conjecture that SNRs are the main sources of Galactic CRs.

1:	CENBG - Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan

Research team: GLAST

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Physics/Astrophysics/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Sciences of the Universe/Astrophysics/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Keyword(s) : acceleration of particles – cosmic rays – ISM: supernova remnants – radiation mechanisms: non-thermal

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