Search for TeV emission from spider millisecond pulsars with HAWC

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Auteurs principaux: Alfaro, R., Anita-Rangel, E., Araya, M., Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C., Rojas, D. Avila, Solares, H. A. Ayala, Babu, R., Bangale, P., Belmont-Moreno, E., Bernal, A., Calore, F., Capistrán, T., Carramiñana, A., Casanova, S., Colmenero-Cesar, A. L., Cotti, U., Cotzomi, J., de León, S. Coutiño, De la Fuente, E., Desiati, P., Di Lalla, N., Hernandez, R. Diaz, DuVernois, M. A., Díaz-Vélez, J. C., Engel, K., Ergin, T., Espinoza, C., Fang, K., Fraija, N., Fraija, S., García-González, J. A., Garfias, F., Galván-Gámez, A., Ghosh, N., Muñoz, A. Gonzalez, González, M. M., González, J. A., Goodman, J. A., Groetsch, S., Guevel, D., Gyeong, J., Harding, J. P., Hernández-Cadena, S., Herzog, I., Huang, D., Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F., Hüntemeyer, P., Iriarte, A., Kaufmann, S., Kieda, D., Leavitt, K., Lee, W. H., Vargas, H. León, Longinotti, A. L., Luis-Raya, G., Malone, K., Manconi, S., Martinez, O., Martínez-Castro, J., Matthews, J. A., Miranda-Romagnoli, P., Morales-Soto, J. A., Mostafá, M., Najafi, M., Nellen, L., Noriega-Papaqui, R., Omodei, N., Osorio-Archila, M., Ponce, E., Araujo, Y. Pérez, Rho, C. D., Parra, A. Rodriguez, Rosa-González, D., Roth, M., Salazar, H., Sandoval, A., Schneider, M., Serna-Franco, J., Shin, M., Son, Y., Springer, R. W., Tibolla, O., Tollefson, K., Torres, I., Ureña-Mena, F., Varela, E., Wang, X., Wang, Z., Wu, H., Yu, S., Zhang, X., Zhou, H., de León, C.
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author Alfaro, R.
Anita-Rangel, E.
Araya, M.
Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.
Rojas, D. Avila
Solares, H. A. Ayala
Babu, R.
Bangale, P.
Belmont-Moreno, E.
Bernal, A.
Calore, F.
Capistrán, T.
Carramiñana, A.
Casanova, S.
Colmenero-Cesar, A. L.
Cotti, U.
Cotzomi, J.
de León, S. Coutiño
De la Fuente, E.
Desiati, P.
Di Lalla, N.
Hernandez, R. Diaz
DuVernois, M. A.
Díaz-Vélez, J. C.
Engel, K.
Ergin, T.
Espinoza, C.
Fang, K.
Fraija, N.
Fraija, S.
García-González, J. A.
Garfias, F.
Galván-Gámez, A.
Ghosh, N.
Muñoz, A. Gonzalez
González, M. M.
González, J. A.
Goodman, J. A.
Groetsch, S.
Guevel, D.
Gyeong, J.
Harding, J. P.
Hernández-Cadena, S.
Herzog, I.
Huang, D.
Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F.
Hüntemeyer, P.
Iriarte, A.
Kaufmann, S.
Kieda, D.
Leavitt, K.
Lee, W. H.
Vargas, H. León
Longinotti, A. L.
Luis-Raya, G.
Malone, K.
Manconi, S.
Martinez, O.
Martínez-Castro, J.
Matthews, J. A.
Miranda-Romagnoli, P.
Morales-Soto, J. A.
Mostafá, M.
Najafi, M.
Nellen, L.
Noriega-Papaqui, R.
Omodei, N.
Osorio-Archila, M.
Ponce, E.
Araujo, Y. Pérez
Rho, C. D.
Parra, A. Rodriguez
Rosa-González, D.
Roth, M.
Salazar, H.
Sandoval, A.
Schneider, M.
Serna-Franco, J.
Shin, M.
Son, Y.
Springer, R. W.
Tibolla, O.
Tollefson, K.
Torres, I.
Ureña-Mena, F.
Varela, E.
Wang, X.
Wang, Z.
Wu, H.
Yu, S.
Zhang, X.
Zhou, H.
de León, C.
author_facet Alfaro, R.
Anita-Rangel, E.
Araya, M.
Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.
Rojas, D. Avila
Solares, H. A. Ayala
Babu, R.
Bangale, P.
Belmont-Moreno, E.
Bernal, A.
Calore, F.
Capistrán, T.
Carramiñana, A.
Casanova, S.
Colmenero-Cesar, A. L.
Cotti, U.
Cotzomi, J.
de León, S. Coutiño
De la Fuente, E.
Desiati, P.
Di Lalla, N.
Hernandez, R. Diaz
DuVernois, M. A.
Díaz-Vélez, J. C.
Engel, K.
Ergin, T.
Espinoza, C.
Fang, K.
Fraija, N.
Fraija, S.
García-González, J. A.
Garfias, F.
Galván-Gámez, A.
Ghosh, N.
Muñoz, A. Gonzalez
González, M. M.
González, J. A.
Goodman, J. A.
Groetsch, S.
Guevel, D.
Gyeong, J.
Harding, J. P.
Hernández-Cadena, S.
Herzog, I.
Huang, D.
Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F.
Hüntemeyer, P.
Iriarte, A.
Kaufmann, S.
Kieda, D.
Leavitt, K.
Lee, W. H.
Vargas, H. León
Longinotti, A. L.
Luis-Raya, G.
Malone, K.
Manconi, S.
Martinez, O.
Martínez-Castro, J.
Matthews, J. A.
Miranda-Romagnoli, P.
Morales-Soto, J. A.
Mostafá, M.
Najafi, M.
Nellen, L.
Noriega-Papaqui, R.
Omodei, N.
Osorio-Archila, M.
Ponce, E.
Araujo, Y. Pérez
Rho, C. D.
Parra, A. Rodriguez
Rosa-González, D.
Roth, M.
Salazar, H.
Sandoval, A.
Schneider, M.
Serna-Franco, J.
Shin, M.
Son, Y.
Springer, R. W.
Tibolla, O.
Tollefson, K.
Torres, I.
Ureña-Mena, F.
Varela, E.
Wang, X.
Wang, Z.
Wu, H.
Yu, S.
Zhang, X.
Zhou, H.
de León, C.
contents Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are observed to emit multi-wavelength radiation, from radio to GeV. Spider MSPs, which interact with their low-mass companion in close orbit (orbital periods $< 1$ day), may lead to strong intrabinary shocks that can further accelerate electron and positron pairs produced in the magnetosphere, possibly emitting very-high-energy (0.1--100 TeV; VHE) photons through inverse Compton scattering. Using 2565 days of HAWC Pass 5 data, we search for VHE emission from spider MSPs and present upper limits on individual sources. We also perform a stacking analysis to examine whether the two sets of spider systems, classified as redbacks and black widows depending on the companion mass, exhibit different spectral properties. Our study places constraints on TeV emission from MSPs and suggests that they are unlikely to contribute significantly to the Galactic diffuse emission at TeV and higher energies.
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spellingShingle Search for TeV emission from spider millisecond pulsars with HAWC
Alfaro, R.
Anita-Rangel, E.
Araya, M.
Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.
Rojas, D. Avila
Solares, H. A. Ayala
Babu, R.
Bangale, P.
Belmont-Moreno, E.
Bernal, A.
Calore, F.
Capistrán, T.
Carramiñana, A.
Casanova, S.
Colmenero-Cesar, A. L.
Cotti, U.
Cotzomi, J.
de León, S. Coutiño
De la Fuente, E.
Desiati, P.
Di Lalla, N.
Hernandez, R. Diaz
DuVernois, M. A.
Díaz-Vélez, J. C.
Engel, K.
Ergin, T.
Espinoza, C.
Fang, K.
Fraija, N.
Fraija, S.
García-González, J. A.
Garfias, F.
Galván-Gámez, A.
Ghosh, N.
Muñoz, A. Gonzalez
González, M. M.
González, J. A.
Goodman, J. A.
Groetsch, S.
Guevel, D.
Gyeong, J.
Harding, J. P.
Hernández-Cadena, S.
Herzog, I.
Huang, D.
Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F.
Hüntemeyer, P.
Iriarte, A.
Kaufmann, S.
Kieda, D.
Leavitt, K.
Lee, W. H.
Vargas, H. León
Longinotti, A. L.
Luis-Raya, G.
Malone, K.
Manconi, S.
Martinez, O.
Martínez-Castro, J.
Matthews, J. A.
Miranda-Romagnoli, P.
Morales-Soto, J. A.
Mostafá, M.
Najafi, M.
Nellen, L.
Noriega-Papaqui, R.
Omodei, N.
Osorio-Archila, M.
Ponce, E.
Araujo, Y. Pérez
Rho, C. D.
Parra, A. Rodriguez
Rosa-González, D.
Roth, M.
Salazar, H.
Sandoval, A.
Schneider, M.
Serna-Franco, J.
Shin, M.
Son, Y.
Springer, R. W.
Tibolla, O.
Tollefson, K.
Torres, I.
Ureña-Mena, F.
Varela, E.
Wang, X.
Wang, Z.
Wu, H.
Yu, S.
Zhang, X.
Zhou, H.
de León, C.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are observed to emit multi-wavelength radiation, from radio to GeV. Spider MSPs, which interact with their low-mass companion in close orbit (orbital periods $< 1$ day), may lead to strong intrabinary shocks that can further accelerate electron and positron pairs produced in the magnetosphere, possibly emitting very-high-energy (0.1--100 TeV; VHE) photons through inverse Compton scattering. Using 2565 days of HAWC Pass 5 data, we search for VHE emission from spider MSPs and present upper limits on individual sources. We also perform a stacking analysis to examine whether the two sets of spider systems, classified as redbacks and black widows depending on the companion mass, exhibit different spectral properties. Our study places constraints on TeV emission from MSPs and suggests that they are unlikely to contribute significantly to the Galactic diffuse emission at TeV and higher energies.
title Search for TeV emission from spider millisecond pulsars with HAWC
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28528