The ASCA catalog of potential X-ray counterparts of GeV sources

被引：90

作者：

Roberts, MSE

Romani, RW

Kawai, N

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[2] RIKEN, Inst Phys & Chem Res, Cosm Radiat Lab, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan

来源：

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES | 2001年 / 133卷 / 02期

关键词：

gamma rays : observations; pulsars : general; stars : Wolf-Rayet; supernova remnants; X-rays;

D O I：

10.1086/320352

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We present a catalog of 2-10 keV ASCA Gas Imaging Spectrometer images of fields containing bright sources of GeV emission. The images cover similar to 85% of the 95% confidence position contour for 28 of the 30 sources with >1 GeV fluxes above 4 x 10(-8) ph cm(-2) s(-1). We find an excess of hard X-ray sources with F2-10keV greater than or similar to 10(-12) ergs cm(-2) s(-1) positionally coincident with unidentified sources of GeV emission. We comment on radio-loud and radio-quiet pulsar candidates, as well as several SNRs and massive binaries as possible sources of the GeV emission. We also find evidence for a class of variable gamma -ray sources associated with extended regions of hard X-ray emission, and propose that for these sources, a significant percentage of the gamma -ray emission is generated in synchrotron nebulae surrounding fast, young pulsars.

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页码：451 / 465

页数：15