Chandra observations of the HII complex G5.89-0.39 and TeV gamma-ray source HESSJ1800-240B
Chandra observations of the HII complex G5.89-0.39 and TeV gamma-ray source HESSJ1800-240B
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钱德拉对 HII 复合体 G5.89-0.39 和 TeV 伽马射线源 HESSJ1800-240B 的观测
DOI:
10.1016/j.jheap.2016.05.001
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2016
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3.8
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Hampton;E. J.;Rowell;G.;Hofmann;W.;Horn;D.;Uchiyama;Y.;Wagner;S.
We present the results of our investigation, using a Chandra X-ray observation, into the stellar population of the massive star formation region G5. 89-0.39, and its potential connection to the coincident TeV gamma-ray source HESSJ1800-240B. G5. 89-0.39 comprises two separate HII regions G5. 89-0.39 A and G5. 89-0.39 B (an ultra-compact HII region). We identified 159 individual X-ray point sources in our observation using the source detection algorithm wavdetect. 35 X-ray sources are associated with the HII complex G5. 89-0.39. The 35 X-ray sources represent an average unabsorbed luminosity (0.3–10 keV) of∼ 10 30.5 erg/s, typical of B7–B5 type stars. The potential ionising source of G5. 89-0.39 B known as Feldt's star is possibly identified in our observation with an unabsorbed X-ray luminosity suggestive of a B7–B5 star. The stacked energy spectra of these sources is well-fitted with a single thermal plasma APEC model with kT∼ 5 keV, and column density N H= 2.6× 10 22 cm− 2 (A V∼ 10). The residual (source-subtracted) X-ray emission towards G5. 89-0.39 A and B is about 30% and 25% larger than their respective stacked source luminosities. Assuming this residual emission is from unresolved stellar sources, the total B-type-equivalent stellar content in G5. 89-0.39 A and B would be 75 stars, consistent with an earlier estimate of the total stellar mass of hot stars in G5. 89-0.39. We have also looked at the variability of the 35 X-ray sources in G5. 89-0.39. Ten of these sources are flagged as being variable. Further studies are needed to determine the exact causes of the variability, however the variability could point towards pre-main sequence stars. Such a stellar population could provide sufficient kinetic energy to account for a part of the GeV to TeV gamma-ray emission in the source HESSJ1800-240B. However, future arc-minute angular resolution gamma-ray imaging will be needed to disentangle the potential gamma-ray components powered by G5. 89-0.39 from those powered by the W28 SNR.
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