Efficient cosmic-ray acceleration in the recurrent nova RS Ophuichi revealed by 
H.E.S.S.

Reville, Brian

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Efficient cosmic-ray acceleration in the recurrent nova RS Ophuichi revealed by H.E.S.S.

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Reville, Brian
Brian Reville, Astrophysical Plasma Theory (APT) - Max Planck Research Group, Junior Research Groups, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Reville, B. (2022). Efficient cosmic-ray acceleration in the recurrent nova RS Ophuichi revealed by H.E.S.S. In 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000C-08A7-F

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Recurrent Novae (RNe) undergo episodic eruptions in the form of thermonuclear explosions, due to the accumulation of material accreted by a white dwarf from a binary companion star. The well known RN RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) underwent its latest eruption in 2021, triggering numerous follow-up observations, including with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) situated in Khomas Highland, Namibia. H.E.S.S. observes the sky in the very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray regime of ~100 GeV to a few tens of TeV. Non-thermal emission was observed coincident with the nova eruption within the first days and up to a month after the initial burst event, establishing novae as Galactic transients reaching TeV energies. Analysis and interpretation of the data identifies time-resolved acceleration of cosmic-rays, constraining models of particle energisation. Combining the data taken by H.E.S.S. with concurrent observations taken by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a consistent temporal and spectral profile is observed, favouring a common origin to the emission. The detection and interpretation of the non-thermal VHE emission from the RN RS Oph by H.E.S.S. will be presented.