Journal Articles Science Year : 2010

Gamma-Ray Emission from the Shell of Supernova Remnant W44 Revealed by the Fermi LAT

A. A. Abdo , Markus Ackermann , Marco Ajello , Luca Baldini , Jean Ballet (1) , Guido Barbiellini , M. G. Baring , D. Bastieri , B. M. Baughman , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini , B. Berenji , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , E. Bonamente , A. W. Borgland , J. Bregeon , A. Brez , M. Brigida , Pascal Bruel (2) , T. H. Burnett , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , J. M. Casandjian (1) , C. Cecchi , Ö. Çelik , A. Chekhtman , C. C. Cheung , J. Chiang , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , Ismaël Cognard (3) , J. Cohen-Tanugi (4) , L. R. Cominsky , J. Conrad , S. Cutini , C. D. Dermer , A. de Angelis , F. de Palma , S. W. Digel , E. Do Couto E Silva , P. S. Drell , R. Dubois , D. Dumora (5) , C. Espinoza , C. Farnier (4) , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan (2) , W. B. Focke , P. Fortin (2) , M. Frailis , Y. Fukazawa , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Gehrels , S. Germani , G. Giavitto , B. Giebels (2) , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier (1) , M.-H. Grondin (5) , J. E. Grove , L. Guillemot (5) , S. Guiriec (4) , Y. Hanabata , A. K. Harding , M. Hayashida , E. Hays , R. E. Hughes , M. S. Jackson , G. Jóhannesson , A. S. Johnson , T. J. Johnson , W. N. Johnson , T. Kamae , H. Katagiri , J. Kataoka , J. Katsuta , N. Kawai , M. Kerr , Jürgen Knödlseder (6) , M. L. Kocian , M. Kramer , M. Kuss , J. Lande , L. Latronico , M. Lemoine-Goumard (5) , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott (5) , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , A. G. Lyne , G. M. Madejski , A. Makeev , M. N. Mazziotta , J. E. Mcenery , C. Meurer , P. F. Michelson , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Mizuno , C. Monte , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , T. Nakamori , P. L. Nolan , J. P. Norris , A. Noutsos , E. Nuss (4) , T. Ohsugi , N. Omodei , E. Orlando , J. F. Ormes , D. Paneque , D. Parent (5) , V. Pelassa (4) , M. Pepe , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron (4) , T.A. Porter , S. Rainò , R. Rando , M. Razzano , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , T. Reposeur (5) , L. S. Rochester , A. Y. Rodriguez , R. W. Romani , M. Roth , F. Ryde , H. F.-W. Sadrozinski , D. Sanchez (2) , A. Sander , P. M. Saz Parkinson , J. D. Scargle , C. Sgrò (2) , E. J. Siskind , David Stanley Smith (5) , P. D. Smith , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , B. W. Stappers , F. W. Stecker , M. S. Strickman , D. J. Suson , H. Tajima , ‡ H. Takahashi , T. Takahashi , T. Tanaka , J.B. Thayer , J. G. Thayer , Gilles Theureau (3, 7) , D. J. Thompson , L. Tibaldo (1) , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , G. Tosti , A. Tramacere , Y. Uchiyama , T.L. Usher , V. Vasileiou , C. Venter , N. Vilchez (6) , V. Vitale , A. P. Waite , P. Wang , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , R. Yamazaki , T. Ylinen , M. Ziegler
A. A. Abdo
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Markus Ackermann
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Marco Ajello
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Luca Baldini
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Guido Barbiellini
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M. G. Baring
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D. Bastieri
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B. M. Baughman
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K. Bechtol
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R. Bellazzini
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B. Berenji
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R. D. Blandford
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E. D. Bloom
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E. Bonamente
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A. W. Borgland
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J. Bregeon
A. Brez
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M. Brigida
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T. H. Burnett
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S. Buson
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G. A. Caliandro
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R. A. Cameron
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P. A. Caraveo
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C. Cecchi
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Ö. Çelik
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A. Chekhtman
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C. C. Cheung
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J. Chiang
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S. Ciprini
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R. Claus
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L. R. Cominsky
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J. Conrad
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S. Cutini
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C. D. Dermer
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A. de Angelis
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F. de Palma
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S. W. Digel
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E. Do Couto E Silva
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P. S. Drell
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R. Dubois
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C. Espinoza
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C. Favuzzi
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S. J. Fegan
W. B. Focke
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M. Frailis
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Y. Fukazawa
S. Funk
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P. Fusco
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F. Gargano
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D. Gasparrini
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N. Gehrels
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S. Germani
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G. Giavitto
N. Giglietto
F. Giordano
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T. Glanzman
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G. Godfrey
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M.-H. Grondin
J. E. Grove
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Y. Hanabata
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A. K. Harding
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M. Hayashida
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E. Hays
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R. E. Hughes
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M. S. Jackson
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G. Jóhannesson
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A. S. Johnson
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T. J. Johnson
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W. N. Johnson
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T. Kamae
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H. Katagiri
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J. Kataoka
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J. Katsuta
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N. Kawai
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M. Kerr
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M. L. Kocian
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M. Kramer
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M. Kuss
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J. Lande
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L. Latronico
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F. Longo
F. Loparco
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B. Lott
M. N. Lovellette
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P. Lubrano
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A. G. Lyne
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G. M. Madejski
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A. Makeev
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M. N. Mazziotta
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J. E. Mcenery
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C. Meurer
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P. F. Michelson
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W. Mitthumsiri
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T. Mizuno
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C. Monte
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M. E. Monzani
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A. Morselli
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I. V. Moskalenko
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S. Murgia
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T. Nakamori
P. L. Nolan
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J. P. Norris
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A. Noutsos
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T. Ohsugi
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N. Omodei
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E. Orlando
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J. F. Ormes
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D. Paneque
M. Pepe
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M. Pesce-Rollins
T.A. Porter
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S. Rainò
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R. Rando
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M. Razzano
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A. Reimer
O. Reimer
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L. S. Rochester
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A. Y. Rodriguez
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R. W. Romani
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M. Roth
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F. Ryde
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H. F.-W. Sadrozinski
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A. Sander
P. M. Saz Parkinson
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J. D. Scargle
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E. J. Siskind
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P. D. Smith
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G. Spandre
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P. Spinelli
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B. W. Stappers
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F. W. Stecker
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M. S. Strickman
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D. J. Suson
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H. Tajima
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‡ H. Takahashi
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T. Takahashi
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T. Tanaka
J.B. Thayer
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J. G. Thayer
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D. J. Thompson
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O. Tibolla
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D. F. Torres
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G. Tosti
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A. Tramacere
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Y. Uchiyama
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T.L. Usher
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V. Vasileiou
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C. Venter
V. Vitale
A. P. Waite
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P. Wang
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B. L. Winer
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K. S. Wood
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R. Yamazaki
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T. Ylinen
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M. Ziegler
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Abstract

Recent observations of supernova remnants (SNRs) hint that they accelerate cosmic rays to energies close to ~1015 electron volts. However, the nature of the particles that produce the emission remains ambiguous. We report observations of SNR W44 with the Fermi Large Area Telescope at energies between 2 × 108 electron volts and 3 × 1011 electron volts. The detection of a source with a morphology corresponding to the SNR shell implies that the emission is produced by particles accelerated there. The gamma-ray spectrum is well modeled with emission from protons and nuclei. Its steepening above ~109 electron volts provides a probe with which to study how particle acceleration responds to environmental effects such as shock propagation in dense clouds and how accelerated particles are released into interstellar space.

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in2p3-00469710 , version 1 (02-04-2010)

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A. A. Abdo, Markus Ackermann, Marco Ajello, Luca Baldini, Jean Ballet, et al.. Gamma-Ray Emission from the Shell of Supernova Remnant W44 Revealed by the Fermi LAT. Science, 2010, 327, pp.1103-1106. ⟨10.1126/science.1182787⟩. ⟨in2p3-00469710⟩
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