First detection of a VHE gamma-ray spectral maximum from a Cosmic source: 
H.E.S.S. discovery of the Vela X nebula

Aharonian, F.; Akhperjanian, A. G.; Bazer-Bachi, A. R.; Beilicke, M.; Benbow, W.; Berge, D.; Borrel, V.; Bernlöhr, K.; Bolz, O.; Boisson, C:; Glicenstein, J.F.; Breitling, F.; Brown, A. M.; Dickinson, H.J.; Chadwick, P. M.; Braun, I.; Chounet, L.-M.; Cornils, R.; Costamante, L.; Degrange, B.; Djannati-Atai, A.; Drury, L.O'C.; Emmanoulopoulos, D.; Espigat, P.; Feinstein, F.; Jacholkowska, A.; Fontaine, G.; Funk, S.; Gallant, Y. A.; Giebels, B.; Gillessen, S.; Goret, P.; Dubus, G.; Hadjichristidis, C.; Hauser, M.; Heinzelmann, G.; Henri, G.; Hermann, G.; Hinton, J. A.; Hofmann, W.; Holleran, M.; Horns, D.; de Jager, O. C.; Khélifi, B.; Komin, N.; Konopelko, A.; Latham, I. J.; Le Gallou, R.; Lemoine-Goumard, M.; Lemière, A.; Leroy, N.; Lohse, T.; Marcowith, A.; Masterson, C.; McComb, T. J. L.; de Naurois, M.; Nolan, S. J.; Noutsos, A.; Orford, K. J.; Osborne, J. L.; Ouchrif, M.; Panter, M.; Pelletier, G.; Pita, S.; Fuchs, Y.; Pühlhofer, G.; Punch, M.; Raubenheimer, B. C.; Raue, M.; Raux, J.; Rayner, S. M.; Martin, J.M.; Reimer, A.; Reimer, O.; Ripken, J.; Terrier, R.; Rob, L.; Rolland, L.; Rowell, G.; Sahakian, V.; Saugé, L.; Schlenker, S.; Schlickeiser, R.; Schuster, C.; Schwanke, U.; Siewert, M.; Sol, H.; Steenkamp, R.; Stegmann, C.; Tavernet, J.-P-; Théoret, C. G.; Tluczykont, M.; Venter, C.; Vasileiadis, G.; Vincent, P.; Völk, H. J.; Wagner, S. J.; Martineau-Huynh, O.; Spangler, D.

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First detection of a VHE gamma-ray spectral maximum from a Cosmic source: H.E.S.S. discovery of the Vela X nebula

Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A. G., Bazer-Bachi, A. R., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., et al. (2006). First detection of a VHE gamma-ray spectral maximum from a Cosmic source: H.E.S.S. discovery of the Vela X nebula. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 448(2), L43-L47. Retrieved from http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/0601575.

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Aharonian, F.¹, Author
Akhperjanian, A. G.¹, Author
Bazer-Bachi, A. R.², Author
Beilicke, M.¹, Author
Benbow, W.¹, Author
Berge, D.¹, Author
Borrel, V.², Author
Bernlöhr, K.¹, Author
Bolz, O.¹, Author
Boisson, C:², Author
Glicenstein, J.F.¹, Author
Breitling, F.², Author
Brown, A. M.², Author
Dickinson, H.J.², Author
Chadwick, P. M.², Author
Braun, I.¹, Author
Chounet, L.-M.², Author
Cornils, R.¹, Author
Costamante, L.¹, Author
Degrange, B.², Author
Djannati-Atai, A.¹, Author         Drury, L.O'C.², AuthorEmmanoulopoulos, D.², AuthorEspigat, P.², AuthorFeinstein, F.¹, Author         Jacholkowska, A.², AuthorFontaine, G.², AuthorFunk, S.¹, Author         Gallant, Y. A.¹, Author         Giebels, B.², AuthorGillessen, S.¹, Author         Goret, P.², AuthorDubus, G.¹, Author         Hadjichristidis, C.², AuthorHauser, M.², AuthorHeinzelmann, G.², AuthorHenri, G.², AuthorHermann, G.¹, Author         Hinton, J. A.¹, Author         Hofmann, W.¹, Author         Holleran, M.², AuthorHorns, D.¹, Author         de Jager, O. C.², AuthorKhélifi, B.¹, Author         Komin, N.², AuthorKonopelko, A.³, Author         Latham, I. J.², AuthorLe Gallou, R.², AuthorLemoine-Goumard, M.², AuthorLemière, A.², AuthorLeroy, N.², AuthorLohse, T.², AuthorMarcowith, A.², AuthorMasterson, C.¹, Author         McComb, T. J. L.², Authorde Naurois, M.¹, Author         Nolan, S. J.², AuthorNoutsos, A.², AuthorOrford, K. J.¹, Author         Osborne, J. L.¹, Author         Ouchrif, M.², AuthorPanter, M.¹, Author         Pelletier, G.², AuthorPita, S.², AuthorFuchs, Y.², AuthorPühlhofer, G.¹, Author         Punch, M.², AuthorRaubenheimer, B. C.², AuthorRaue, M.¹, Author         Raux, J.², AuthorRayner, S. M.², AuthorMartin, J.M.², AuthorReimer, A.², AuthorReimer, O.², AuthorRipken, J.², AuthorTerrier, R.², AuthorRob, L.², AuthorRolland, L.², AuthorRowell, G.¹, Author         Sahakian, V.², AuthorSaugé, L.¹, Author         Schlenker, S.², AuthorSchlickeiser, R.², AuthorSchuster, C.², AuthorSchwanke, U.², AuthorSiewert, M.², AuthorSol, H.², AuthorSteenkamp, R.², AuthorStegmann, C.², AuthorTavernet, J.-P-², AuthorThéoret, C. G.², AuthorTluczykont, M.², AuthorVenter, C.², AuthorVasileiadis, G.¹, Author         Vincent, P.², AuthorVölk, H. J.³, Author         Wagner, S. J.², AuthorMartineau-Huynh, O.², AuthorSpangler, D.², Author more..

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1Division Prof. Dr. Werner Hofmann, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_904550
2Yerevan Physics Institute, 2 Alikhanian Brothers Street, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia. Department of Physics, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK. Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, CNRS/UPS, 9 av. du Colonel Roche, BP 4346, F-31029 Toulouse Cedex 4, France. Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany. APC, UMR 7164 du CNRS, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Newtonstr. 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany. Laboratoire Univers et Théories (LUTH), UMR 8102 du CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, F-92195 Meudon Cedex, France. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Astroparticules, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Montpellier II, CC 70, Place Eugène Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, IN2P3/CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau, France. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Landessternwarte, Königstuhl, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany. Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble, INSU/CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. DAPNIA/DSM/CEA, CE Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Unit for Space Physics, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa. Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Universités Paris VI & VII, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75252 Paris Cedex 05, France. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Lehrstuhl IV: Weltraum und Astrophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany. Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics (IPNP), Charles University, V Holesovickach 2, 180 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic. University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia., ou_persistent22
3Prof. Heinrich J. Völk, Emeriti, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_907548

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Abstract: The Vela supernova remnant (SNR) is a complex region containing a number of sources of non-thermal radiation. The inner section of this SNR, within 2 degrees of the pulsar PSR B0833-45, has been observed by the H.E.S.S. gamma-ray atmospheric Cherenkov detector in 2004 and 2005. A strong signal is seen from an extended region to the south of the pulsar, within an integration region of radius 0.8 deg. around the position (RA = 08h 35m 00s, dec = -45 deg. 36' J2000.0). The excess coincides with a region of hard X-ray emission seen by the ROSAT and ASCA satellites. The observed energy spectrum of the source between 550 GeV and 65 TeV is well fit by a power law function with photon index = 1.45 +/- 0.09(stat) +/- 0.2(sys) and an exponential cutoff at an energy of 13.8 +/- 2.3(stat) +/- 4.1(sys) TeV. The integral flux above 1 TeV is (1.28 +/- 0.17 (stat) +/- 0.38(sys)) x 10^{-11} cm^{-2} s^{-1}. This result is the first clear measurement of a peak in the spectral energy distribution from a VHE gamma-ray source, likely related to inverse Compton emission. A fit of an Inverse Compton model to the H.E.S.S. spectral energy distribution gives a total energy in non-thermal electrons of ~2 x 10^{45} erg between 5 TeV and 100 TeV, assuming a distance of 290 parsec to the pulsar. The best fit electron power law index is 2.0, with a spectral break at 67 TeV.

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Dates: Date issued: 2006-03

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