Probing Low-Luminosity Gamma-Ray Emission from SNR G296.5+10.0 and CCO 1E 1207.4-5209 with CTAO

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Auteurs principaux: Padilha, Luana N., Costa, Rubens Jr., Anjos, Rita C. dos, Coelho, Jaziel G.
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author Padilha, Luana N.
Costa, Rubens Jr.
Anjos, Rita C. dos
Coelho, Jaziel G.
author_facet Padilha, Luana N.
Costa, Rubens Jr.
Anjos, Rita C. dos
Coelho, Jaziel G.
contents The acceleration mechanisms of cosmic rays (CR) in supernova remnants (SNRs) and their associated compact central objects (CCOs) remain an open question in high-energy astrophysics. In this study, we perform a modeling of CR transport and gamma-ray emission from SNR G296.5+10.0 and its CCO 1E 1207.4-5209, using the latest public release of the GALPROP code (v57) and focusing, in particular, on the contribution from the CCO. Our simulations predict the contribution of CR from this source to the Galactic flux, accounting for energy losses and particle interaction processes. We find that, under time-evolving scenarios, the environment around SNR G296.5+10.0 and 1E 1207.4-5209 is suitable for CR acceleration and gamma-ray production. The analysis distinguishes between gamma rays produced by hadronic interactions in SNR G296.5+10.0 and by leptonic processes in CCO 1E 1207.4-5209, revealing that each mechanism dominates in different energy bands. We show that the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) can detect this emission with a significance of 5σ after 50 h of exposure, providing the first constraints on particle acceleration in this unique CCO-SNR system. These findings suggest that CCOs may be efficient electron accelerators, even in the absence of pulsar wind nebulae, and emphasize the critical role of next-generation observatories such as CTAO in unraveling CR acceleration processes in low-luminosity SNR-CCO systems.
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spellingShingle Probing Low-Luminosity Gamma-Ray Emission from SNR G296.5+10.0 and CCO 1E 1207.4-5209 with CTAO
Padilha, Luana N.
Costa, Rubens Jr.
Anjos, Rita C. dos
Coelho, Jaziel G.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
The acceleration mechanisms of cosmic rays (CR) in supernova remnants (SNRs) and their associated compact central objects (CCOs) remain an open question in high-energy astrophysics. In this study, we perform a modeling of CR transport and gamma-ray emission from SNR G296.5+10.0 and its CCO 1E 1207.4-5209, using the latest public release of the GALPROP code (v57) and focusing, in particular, on the contribution from the CCO. Our simulations predict the contribution of CR from this source to the Galactic flux, accounting for energy losses and particle interaction processes. We find that, under time-evolving scenarios, the environment around SNR G296.5+10.0 and 1E 1207.4-5209 is suitable for CR acceleration and gamma-ray production. The analysis distinguishes between gamma rays produced by hadronic interactions in SNR G296.5+10.0 and by leptonic processes in CCO 1E 1207.4-5209, revealing that each mechanism dominates in different energy bands. We show that the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) can detect this emission with a significance of 5σ after 50 h of exposure, providing the first constraints on particle acceleration in this unique CCO-SNR system. These findings suggest that CCOs may be efficient electron accelerators, even in the absence of pulsar wind nebulae, and emphasize the critical role of next-generation observatories such as CTAO in unraveling CR acceleration processes in low-luminosity SNR-CCO systems.
title Probing Low-Luminosity Gamma-Ray Emission from SNR G296.5+10.0 and CCO 1E 1207.4-5209 with CTAO
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.10903