INTEGRAL observations of TeV plerions |
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Authors: | A. I. D. Hoffmann D. Horns A. Santangelo |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Universit?t Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Abstract: | Amongst the sources seen in very high gamma-rays several are associated with Pulsar Wind Nebulae (“TeV plerions”). The study of hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray emission is providing an important insight into the energetic particle population present in these objects. The unpulsed emission from pulsar/pulsar wind nebula systems in the energy range accessible to the INTEGRAL satellite is mainly synchrotron emission from energetic and fast cooling electrons close to their acceleration site. Our analyses of public INTEGRAL data of known TeV plerions detected by ground based Cherenkov telescopes indicate a deeper link between these TeV plerions and INTEGRAL detected pulsar wind nebulae. The newly discovered TeV plerion in the northern wing of the Kookaburra region (G313.3+0.6 powered by the middle aged PSR J1420-6048) is found to have a previously unknown INTEGRAL counterpart which is besides the Vela pulsar the only middle aged pulsar detected with INTEGRAL. We do not find an INTEGRAL counterpart of the TeV plerion associated with the X-ray PWN “Rabbit” G313.3+0.1 which is possibly powered by a young pulsar. |
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Keywords: | INTEGRAL observations Rotation powered pulsar wind nebulae (RPWN) TeV plerions Individual objects: PSR J1513-5908 PSR J0835-4510 PSR J1420-6048 G313.3+0.6 G313.3+0.1 |
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