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Title: | Deep GMRT radio observations and a multi-wavelength study of the region around HESS J1858+020 |
Author: | Paredes i Poy, Josep Maria Ishwara-Chandra, C. H. Bosch i Ramon, Valentí Zabalza de Torres, Víctor Iwasawa, Kazushi Ribó Gomis, Marc |
Keywords: | Raigs gamma Púlsars Supernoves Radioastronomia Formació d'estels Astrofísica Interferòmetres Gamma rays Pulsars Supernovae Radio astronomy Star formation Astrophysics Interferometers |
Issue Date: | Jan-2014 |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Abstract: | Context. There are a number of very high energy sources in the Galaxy that remain unidentified. Multi-wavelength and variability studies, and catalogue searches, are powerful tools to identify the physical counterpart, given the uncertainty in the source location and extension. Aims. This work carries out a thorough multi-wavelength study of the unidentified, very high energy source HESS J1858+020 and its environs. Methods. We have performed Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope observations at 610 MHz and 1.4 GHz to obtain a deep, low-frequency radio image of the region surrounding HESS J1858+020. We analysed archival radio, infrared, and X-ray data as well. This observational information, combined with molecular data, catalogue sources, and a nearby Fermi gamma-ray detection of unidentified origin, are combined to explore possible counterparts to the very high energy source. Results. We provide with a deep radio image of a supernova remnant that might be related to the GeV and TeV emission in the region. We confirm the presence of an H ii region next to the supernova remnant and coincident with molecular emission. A potential region of star formation is also identified. We identify several radio and X-ray sources in the surroundings. Some of these sources are known planetary nebulae, whereas others may be non-thermal extended emitters and embedded young stellar objects. Three old, background Galactic pulsars also neighbour HESS J1858+020 along the line of sight. Conclusions. The region surrounding HESS J1858+020 is rich in molecular structures and non-thermal objects that may potentially be linked to this unidentified very high energy source. In particular, a supernova remnant interacting with nearby molecular clouds may be a good candidate, but a star forming region, or a non-thermal radio source of yet unclear nature, may also be behind the gamma-ray source. The neighbouring pulsars, despite being old and distant, cannot be discarded as candidates. Further observational studies are needed, however, to narrow the search for a counterpart to the HESS source. |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322306 |
It is part of: | Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014, vol. 561, num. A56, p. 1-8 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/49965 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322306 |
ISSN: | 0004-6361 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Física Quàntica i Astrofísica) Publicacions de projectes de recerca finançats per la UE |
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