Disentangling hadronic from leptonic emission in the composite SNR G326.3-1.8

G326.3-1.8 (also known as MSH 15-56) has been detected in radio as a middle-aged composite supernova remnant (SNR) consisting of a SNR shell and a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) which has been crushed by the reverse shock. With the recent Fermi-LAT data release Pass 8 providing increased acceptance and an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2017-02, Vol.12 (S331), p.320-324
Hauptverfasser: Devin, Justine, Acero, Fabio, Ballet, Jean
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:G326.3-1.8 (also known as MSH 15-56) has been detected in radio as a middle-aged composite supernova remnant (SNR) consisting of a SNR shell and a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) which has been crushed by the reverse shock. With the recent Fermi-LAT data release Pass 8 providing increased acceptance and angular resolution, we investigate the morphology of this SNR to disentangle the PWN from the SNR contributions and understand the nature of the γ-ray emission. We thus perform a morphological and spectral analysis from 300 MeV to 300 GeV which highlights the contributions from these two components. The simplest interpretation is hadronic emission from the SNR and harder leptonic emission from the PWN.
ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921317004823