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| Potential PeVatron supernova remnant G106.3+2.7 seen in the highest-energy gamma rays | |
| Amenomori, M.1; Bao, Y. W.2; Bi, X. J.3; Chen, D.4; Chen, T. L.5; Chen, W. Y.3; Chen, Xu3; Chen, Y.2; Cirennima5; Cui, S. W.6; Danzengluobu5; Ding, L. K.3; Fang, J. H.3,7; Fang, K.3; Feng, C. F.8,9; Feng, Zhaoyang3; Feng, Z. Y.10; Gao, Qi5; Gou, Q. B.3; Guo, Y. Q.3; Guo, Y. Y.3; He, H. H.3; He, Z. T.6; Hibino, K.11; Hotta, N.12; Hu, Haibing5; Hu, H. B.3; Huang, J.3; Jia, H. Y.10; Jiang, L.3; Jin, H. B.4; Kasahara, K.13; Katayose, Y.14; Kato, C.15; Kato, S.16; Kawata, K.16; Kihara, W.15; Ko, Y.15; Kozai, M.17; Labaciren5; Le, G. M.18; Li, A. F.3,8,9,19; Li, H. J.5; Li, W. J.3,10; Lin, Y. H.3,7; Liu, B.20; Liu, C.3; Liu, J. S.3; Liu, M. Y.5; Liu, W.3; Lou, Y. -Q.21,22,23,24; Lu, H.3; Meng, X. R.5; Munakata, K.15; Nakada, H.14; Nakamura, Y.3; Nanjo, H.1; Nishizawa, M.25; Ohnishi, M.16; Ohura, T.14; Ozawa, S.26; Qian, X. L.27; Qu, X. B.28; Saito, T.29; Sakata, M.30; Sako, T. K.16; Shao, J.3,8,9; Shibata, M.14; Shiomi, A.31; Sugimoto, H.32; Takano, W.11; Takita, M.16; Tan, Y. H.3; Tateyama, N.11; Torii, S.33; Tsuchiya, H.34; Udo, S.11; Wang, H.3; Wu, H. R.3; Xue, L.8,9; Yamamoto, Y.30; Yang, Z.3; Yokoe, Y.16; Yuan, A. F.5; Zhai, L. M.4; Zhang, H. M.3; Zhang, J. L.3; Zhang, X.2; Zhang, X. Y.8,9; Zhang, Y.3; Zhang, Yi35; Zhang, Ying3; Zhao, S. P.3; Zhaxisangzhu5; Zhou, X. X.10 | |
| 2021-03-01 | |
| Source Publication | NATURE ASTRONOMY
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| ISSN | 2397-3366 |
| Pages | 6 |
| Abstract | Cosmic rays (protons and other atomic nuclei) are believed to gain energies of petaelectronvolts (PeV) and beyond at astrophysical particle accelerators called 'PeVatrons' inside our Galaxy. Although a characteristic feature of a PeVatron is expected to be a hard gamma-ray energy spectrum that extends beyond 100 teraelectronvolts (TeV) without a cut-off, none of the currently known sources exhibit such a spectrum owing to the low maximum energy of accelerated cosmic rays or owing to insufficient detector sensitivity around 100 TeV. Here, we report the observation of gamma-ray emission from the supernova remnant G106.3+2.7 (refs. (1,2)) above 10 TeV. This work provides flux data points up to and above 100 TeV and indicates that the very-high-energy gamma-ray emission above 10 TeV is well correlated with a molecular cloud(3) rather than with the pulsar PSR J2229+6114 (refs. (4-8)). Regarding the gamma-ray emission mechanism of G106.3+2.7, this morphological feature appears to favour a hadronic origin via the pi(0) decay caused by accelerated relativistic protons(9) over a leptonic origin via the inverse Compton scattering by relativistic electrons(10,11). Furthermore, we point out that an X-ray flux upper limit on the synchrotron spectrum would provide important information to firmly establish the hadronic scenario as the mechanism of particle acceleration at the source. |
| Funding Organization | Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41550-020-01294-9 |
| WOS Keyword | PULSAR-WIND NEBULA ; GALACTIC-PLANE ; MOLECULAR CLOUDS ; CRAB-NEBULA ; EMISSION ; TELESCOPE ; ELECTRONS ; SEARCH ; FIELD |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China[2016YFE0125500] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11533007] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11673041] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11873065] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11773019] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11773014] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11633007] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11803011] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11851305] ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo |
| Funding Organization | Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo ; joint research programme of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo |
| WOS Research Area | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| WOS Subject | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| WOS ID | WOS:000623872100001 |
| Publisher | NATURE RESEARCH |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.bao.ac.cn/handle/114a11/78996 |
| Collection | 中国科学院国家天文台 |
| Corresponding Author | Chen, D.; Huang, J.; Ohnishi, M.; Sako, T. K.; Takita, M.; Zhang, X. |
| Affiliation | 1.Hirosaki Univ, Dept Phys, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan 2.Nanjing Univ, Sch Astron & Space Sci, Nanjing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst High Energy Phys, Key Lab Particle Astrophys, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Tibet Univ, Phys Dept, Sci Sch, Lhasa, Peoples R China 6.Hebei Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, Peoples R China 7.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 8.Shandong Univ, Inst Frontier & Interdisciplinary Sci, Qingdao, Peoples R China 9.Shandong Univ, Key Lab Particle Phys & Particle Irradiat MOE, Qingdao, Peoples R China 10.SouthWest Jiaotong Univ, Inst Modern Phys, Chengdu, Peoples R China 11.Kanagawa Univ, Fac Engn, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 12.Utsunomiya Univ, Fac Educ, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan 13.Shibaura Inst Technol, Fac Syst Engn, Omiya, Saitama, Japan 14.Yokohama Natl Univ, Fac Engn, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 15.Shinshu Univ, Dept Phys, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan 16.Univ Tokyo, Inst Cosm Ray Res, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan 17.Japan Aerosp Explorat Agcy ISAS JAXA, Inst Space & Astronaut Sci, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan 18.China Meteorol Adm, Natl Ctr SpaceWeather, Beijing, Peoples R China 19.Shandong Agr Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, Tai An, Shandong, Peoples R China 20.Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Phys Sci, Dept Astron, Hefei, Anhui, Peoples R China 21.Tsinghua Univ, Dept Phys, Beijing, Peoples R China 22.Tsinghua Univ, Tsinghua Ctr Astrophys THCA, Beijing, Peoples R China 23.Tsinghua Univ, Tsinghua Univ Natl Astron Observ China NAOC Joint, Beijing, Peoples R China 24.Tsinghua Univ, Dept Astron, Beijing, Peoples R China 25.Natl Inst Informat, Tokyo, Japan 26.Natl Inst Informat & Commun Technol, Tokyo, Japan 27.Shangdong Management Univ, Dept Mech & Elect Engn, Jinan, Peoples R China 28.China Univ Petr, Coll Sci, Qingdao, Peoples R China 29.Tokyo Metropolitan Coll Ind Technol, Tokyo, Japan 30.Konan Univ, Dept Phys, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 31.Nihon Univ, Coll Ind Technol, Narashino, Chiba, Japan 32.Shonan Inst Technol, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 2518511, Japan 33.Waseda Univ, Res Inst Sci & Engn, Tokyo, Japan 34.Japan Atom Energy Agcy, Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan 35.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Dark Matter & Space Astron, Purple Mt Observ, Nanjing, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Amenomori, M.,Bao, Y. W.,Bi, X. J.,et al. Potential PeVatron supernova remnant G106.3+2.7 seen in the highest-energy gamma rays[J]. NATURE ASTRONOMY,2021:6. |
| APA | Amenomori, M..,Bao, Y. W..,Bi, X. J..,Chen, D..,Chen, T. L..,...&Zhou, X. X..(2021).Potential PeVatron supernova remnant G106.3+2.7 seen in the highest-energy gamma rays.NATURE ASTRONOMY,6. |
| MLA | Amenomori, M.,et al."Potential PeVatron supernova remnant G106.3+2.7 seen in the highest-energy gamma rays".NATURE ASTRONOMY (2021):6. |
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