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2019ApJ...878...54P - Astrophys. J., 878, 54-54 (2019/June-2)

AGILE study of the gamma-ray emission from the SNR G78.2+2.1 (Gamma Cygni).

PIANO G., CARDILLO M., PILIA M., TROIS A., GIULIANI A., BULGARELLI A., PARMIGGIANI N. and TAVANI M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a study of the γ-ray emission detected by the Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Immagini LEggero-Gamma Ray Imaging Detector (AGILE-GRID) from the region of the SNR G78.2+2.1 (Gamma Cygni). In order to investigate the possible presence of γ rays associated with the SNR below 1 GeV, it is necessary to analyze the γ-ray radiation underlying the strong emission from the pulsar PSR J2021+4026, which totally dominates the field. An "off-pulse" analysis has been carried out, by considering only the emission related to the pulsar off-pulse phase of the AGILE-GRID light curve. We found that the resulting off-pulsed emission in the region of the SNR-detected by the AGILE-GRID above 400 MeV-partially overlaps the radio shell boundary. By analyzing the averaged emission on the whole angular extent of the SNR, we found that a lepton-dominated double-population scenario can account for the radio and γ-ray emission from the source. In particular, the MeV-GeV averaged emission can be explained mostly by Bremsstrahlung processes in a high density medium, whereas the GeV-TeV radiation can be explained by both Bremsstrahlung (Eγ <= 250 GeV) and inverse Compton processes (Eγ >= 250 GeV) in a lower density medium.

Abstract Copyright: © 2019. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): acceleration of particles - cosmic rays - gamma rays: ISM - gamma rays: stars - ISM: supernova remnants

Simbad objects: 10

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