WoU-MMA: Understanding the Strongest Accelerators in our Galaxy by Combining Data from the HAWC Observatory and Other Instruments

WoU-MMA：通过结合 HAWC 天文台和其他仪器的数据了解我们银河系中最强的加速器

• 批准号: 2209533
• 负责人: Petra Huentemeyer
• 金额: $ 59.06万
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2209533&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: WoU; MMA; Understanding; Strongest; Accelerators

Observations of astrophysical gamma-rays, the highest energy form of electromagnetic radiation, provide the ability to study the conditions and processes in the most extreme astrophysical environments in the Universe. The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory, located in the Sierra Negra in Mexico, provides a unique view on gamma-ray emission from hundreds of GeV to beyond 100 TeV. This award supports scientists at Michigan Technological University performing research with HAWC. Analyses of the HAWC data will be used to improve the understanding of cosmic ray acceleration and transport by tracing the interactions with matter and radiation fields in the Universe that produce gamma-rays. The team will participate in education and outreach activities, including developing a Research Experience for Teachers program that will create lesson plans for gamma-ray and multi-messenger astronomy for use in high school and community college classrooms and summer youth programs. The HAWC observatory provides a unique view of the gamma-ray sky, with a nearly 100% duty cycle and an instantaneous field-of-view of about 2 steradians. With realized improvements in the sensitivity, and the image and energy resolution of the observatory, HAWC has measured the most extensive TeV-scale gamma-ray dataset of the northern hemisphere sky. Employing state-of-the-art statistical methods and combining data from the observatory with multi-messenger data has the potential to significantly improve our understanding of extreme sources of cosmic ray origin, acceleration, and transport. At the same time, enhancing the accessibility of HAWC data to the multi-messenger community maximizes the science return, in particular in studies of a number of source classes including star forming regions, supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, and binary systems. This project advances the goals of the NSF Windows on the Universe Big Idea.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

对天体物理学伽马射线（电磁辐射的最高能量形式）的观测提供了研究宇宙中最极端天体物理环境中的条件和过程的能力。 位于墨西哥Sierra Negra的高海拔水切伦科夫（HAWC）天文台提供了从数百GeV到超过100 TeV的伽马射线发射的独特视图。 该奖项支持密歇根理工大学的科学家与HAWC进行研究。 对HAWC数据的分析将用于通过追踪与宇宙中产生伽马射线的物质和辐射场的相互作用来提高对宇宙射线加速和传输的理解。 该团队将参与教育和推广活动，包括制定教师研究经验计划，该计划将为高中和社区大学课堂以及夏季青年计划创建伽马射线和多信使天文学课程计划。 HAWC天文台提供了一个独特的伽马射线天空视图，占空比接近100%，瞬时视场约为2球面度。随着观测站的灵敏度以及图像和能量分辨率的提高，HAWC测量了北方天空中最广泛的TeV级伽马射线数据集。 采用最先进的统计方法并将天文台的数据与多信使数据相结合，有可能显着提高我们对宇宙射线起源，加速和运输的极端来源的理解。 与此同时，提高HAWC数据对多信使社区的可访问性，可最大限度地提高科学回报，特别是在研究包括星星形成区、超新星遗迹、脉冲星风星云和双星系统在内的若干源类别方面。 该项目推进了NSF宇宙大创意窗口的目标。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

γ-Ray Emission from Classical Nova V392 Per: Measurements from Fermi and HAWC

经典 Nova V392 的 γ 射线发射：费米和 HAWC 的测量

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac966a
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal
• 作者: Albert, A.;Alfaro, R.;Alvarez, C.;Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.;Rojas, D. Avila;Solares, H. A. Ayala;Babu, R.;Belmont-Moreno, E.;Blochwitz, C.;Caballero-Mora, K. S.
• 通讯作者: Caballero-Mora, K. S.

Search for Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Coincidences Using HAWC and ANTARES Data

使用 HAWC 和 ANTARES 数据搜索伽马射线和中微子巧合

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acafdd
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal
• 作者: Solares, H. A.;Coutu, S.;Cowen, D.;Fox, D. B.;Grégoire, T.;McBride, F.;Mostafá, M.;Murase, K.;Wissel, S.;Albert, A.
• 通讯作者: Albert, A.

Searching for TeV Dark Matter in Irregular Dwarf Galaxies with HAWC Observatory

使用 HAWC 天文台寻找不规则矮星系中的 TeV 暗物质

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acb5f1
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal
• 作者: Alfaro, R.;Alvarez, C.;Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.;Rojas, D. Avila;Solares, H. A.;Babu, R.;Belmont-Moreno, E.;Caballero-Mora, K. S.;Capistrán, T.;Carramiñana, A.
• 通讯作者: Carramiñana, A.

HAWC Detection of a TeV Halo Candidate Surrounding a Radio-quiet Pulsar

HAWC 检测到无线电静脉冲星周围的 TeV 晕候选体

• DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acb5ee
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
• 作者: Albert, A.;Alfaro, R.;Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.;Ayala Solares, H. A.;Belmont-Moreno, E.;Capistrán, T.;Carramiñana, A.;Casanova, S.;Cotzomi, J.;De León, S. Coutiño
• 通讯作者: De León, S. Coutiño