Detection of the Highest Energy Cosmic Gamma Ray―Approaching the Acceleration Limit of Galactic Cosmic Rays

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  • 観測史上最高エネルギー宇宙ガンマ線の検出――銀河系宇宙線の加速限界にせまる

Abstract

<p>We report on the observations of cosmic gamma rays in the 100 TeV energy region with new hybrid detectors consisting of the surface scintillation detectors combined with the underground water-Cherenkov-type muon detectors. The highest energy of the detected gamma rays from the Crab Nebula is estimated to be unprecedentedly as high as 450 TeV. We also detected gamma rays beyond 100 TeV from the overlapping region between SNR G106.3+2.7 and the molecular cloud. This feature suggests that SNR G106.3+2.7 is a potential candidate for a PeVatron, which is the cosmic-ray accelerator beyond PeV energies existing in our Galaxy. Our observations open a new energy window (beyond 100 TeV) in the gamma-ray astronomy and astrophysics.</p>

Journal

  • Butsuri

    Butsuri 77 (3), 155-160, 2022-03-04

    The Physical Society of Japan

Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390573242828232960
  • DOI
    10.11316/butsuri.77.3_155
  • ISSN
    24238872
    00290181
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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