Fermi establishes classical novae as a distinct class of gamma-ray sources
Markus Ackermann
,
Marco Ajello
,
A. Albert
(1)
,
Luca Baldini
,
Jean Ballet
(2)
,
Guido Barbiellini
,
D. Bastieri
,
R. Bellazzini
,
E. Bissaldi
,
R. D. Blandford
,
E. D. Bloom
,
E. Bottacini
,
T. J. Brandt
(3)
,
J. Bregeon
,
Pascal Bruel
(4)
,
R. Buehler
,
S. Buson
,
G. A. Caliandro
,
R. A. Cameron
,
M. Caragiulo
,
P. A. Caraveo
,
E. Cavazzuti
,
E. Charles
,
A. Chekhtman
,
C. C. Cheung
,
J. Chiang
,
G. Chiaro
,
S. Ciprini
,
R. Claus
,
J. Cohen-Tanugi
,
J. Conrad
,
S. Corbel
(2)
,
F. d'Ammando
,
A. de Angelis
,
P. R. den Hartog
,
F. de Palma
,
C. D. Dermer
,
R. Desiante
,
S. W. Digel
,
L. Di Venere
,
E. Do Couto E Silva
,
D. Donato
,
P. S. Drell
,
A. Drlica-Wagner
,
C. Favuzzi
,
E. C. Ferrara
,
W. B. Focke
,
A. Franckowiak
,
L. Fuhrmann
,
Y. Fukazawa
,
P. Fusco
(5)
,
F. Gargano
,
D. Gasparrini
,
S. Germani
,
N. Giglietto
,
F. Giordano
,
M. Giroletti
,
T. Glanzman
,
G. Godfrey
,
I. A. Grenier
(2)
,
J. E. Grove
,
S. Guiriec
,
D. Hadasch
,
A. K. Harding
,
M. Hayashida
,
E. Hays
,
J.W. Hewitt
,
A. B. Hill
(6)
,
X. Hou
(7)
,
P. Jean
,
T. Jogler
,
G. J ́ Ohannesson
,
A. S. Johnson
,
W. N. Johnson
,
M. Kerr
,
J. Kn ̈ Odlseder
,
M. Kuss
,
S. Larsson
,
L. Latronico
,
M. Lemoine-Goumard
(7)
,
F. Longo
,
F. Loparco
(8)
,
B. Lott
(9)
,
M. N. Lovellette
,
P. Lubrano
,
A. Manfreda
,
P. Martin
(10)
,
F. Massaro
,
M. Mayer
,
M. N. Mazziotta
,
J. E. Mcenery
,
P. F. Michelson
,
W. Mitthumsiri
,
T. Mizuno
,
M. E. Monzani
,
A. Morselli
,
I. V. Moskalenko
,
S. Murgia
,
R. Nemmen
,
E. Nuss
(8)
,
T. Ohsugi
,
N. Omodei
,
M. Orienti
,
E. Orlando
,
J. F. Ormes
,
D. Paneque
,
J. H. Panetta
,
J. S. Perkins
,
M. Pesce-Rollins
,
F. Piron
(8)
,
G. Pivato
,
T.A. Porter
,
S. Rain ' O
,
R. Rando
,
M. Razzano
,
S. Razzaque
,
A. Reimer
,
O. Reimer
,
T. Reposeur
(7)
,
P. M. Saz Parkinson
,
M. Schaal
,
A. Schulz
,
C. Sgr ' O
,
E. J. Siskind
,
G. Spandre
,
P. Spinelli
,
L. Stawarz
,
D. J. Suson
,
H. Takahashi
,
T. Tanaka
,
J. G. Thayer
,
J. B. Thayer
,
D. J. Thompson
,
L. Tibaldo
,
M. Tinivella
,
D. F. Torres
,
G. Tosti
,
E. Troja
,
Y. Uchiyama
,
G. Vianello
,
B. L. Winer
,
M. T. Wolff
,
D. L. Wood
,
K. S. Wood
,
M. Wood
,
S. Charbonnel
(11)
,
R. H. D. Corbet
,
I. de Gennaro Aquino
,
J. P. Edlin
,
E. Mason
,
G. J. Schwarz
,
S. N. Shore
,
S. Starrfield
(12)
,
F. Teyssier
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GRPHE -
Groupe de Recherche en Physique des Hautes Energies
2 AIM (UMR7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112) - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
3 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie
4 LLR - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
5 INFN, sezione di Bari - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, sezione di Bari
6 IPAG - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
7 ASTRO - Astroparticules
8 LUPM - Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier
9 CENBG - Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan
10 CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
11 Association T60, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
12 University of Arizona
2 AIM (UMR7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112) - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
3 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie
4 LLR - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
5 INFN, sezione di Bari - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, sezione di Bari
6 IPAG - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
7 ASTRO - Astroparticules
8 LUPM - Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier
9 CENBG - Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan
10 CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
11 Association T60, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
12 University of Arizona
Markus Ackermann
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Marco Ajello
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A. Albert
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Luca Baldini
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Guido Barbiellini
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D. Bastieri
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R. Bellazzini
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E. Bissaldi
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R. D. Blandford
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E. D. Bloom
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E. Bottacini
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J. Bregeon
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R. Buehler
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S. Buson
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G. A. Caliandro
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R. A. Cameron
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M. Caragiulo
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P. A. Caraveo
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E. Cavazzuti
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E. Charles
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A. Chekhtman
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C. C. Cheung
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J. Chiang
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G. Chiaro
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S. Ciprini
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R. Claus
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J. Cohen-Tanugi
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J. Conrad
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F. d'Ammando
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A. de Angelis
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P. R. den Hartog
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F. de Palma
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C. D. Dermer
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R. Desiante
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S. W. Digel
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L. Di Venere
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E. Do Couto E Silva
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D. Donato
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P. S. Drell
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A. Drlica-Wagner
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C. Favuzzi
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E. C. Ferrara
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W. B. Focke
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A. Franckowiak
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L. Fuhrmann
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Y. Fukazawa
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F. Gargano
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D. Gasparrini
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S. Germani
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N. Giglietto
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F. Giordano
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M. Giroletti
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T. Glanzman
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G. Godfrey
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J. E. Grove
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S. Guiriec
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D. Hadasch
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A. K. Harding
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M. Hayashida
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E. Hays
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J.W. Hewitt
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P. Jean
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T. Jogler
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G. J ́ Ohannesson
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A. S. Johnson
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W. N. Johnson
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M. Kerr
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J. Kn ̈ Odlseder
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M. Kuss
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S. Larsson
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L. Latronico
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M. Lemoine-Goumard
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F. Longo
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B. Lott
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M. N. Lovellette
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P. Lubrano
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A. Manfreda
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F. Massaro
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M. Mayer
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M. N. Mazziotta
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J. E. Mcenery
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P. F. Michelson
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W. Mitthumsiri
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T. Mizuno
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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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R. Nemmen
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T. Ohsugi
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N. Omodei
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M. Orienti
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E. Orlando
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J. F. Ormes
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D. Paneque
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J. H. Panetta
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J. S. Perkins
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M. Pesce-Rollins
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F. Piron
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G. Pivato
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T.A. Porter
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S. Rain ' O
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R. Rando
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M. Razzano
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S. Razzaque
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A. Reimer
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O. Reimer
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T. Reposeur
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P. M. Saz Parkinson
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M. Schaal
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A. Schulz
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C. Sgr ' O
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E. J. Siskind
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G. Spandre
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P. Spinelli
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L. Stawarz
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D. J. Suson
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H. Takahashi
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T. Tanaka
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J. G. Thayer
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J. B. Thayer
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D. J. Thompson
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L. Tibaldo
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M. Tinivella
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D. F. Torres
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G. Tosti
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E. Troja
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Y. Uchiyama
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G. Vianello
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B. L. Winer
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M. T. Wolff
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D. L. Wood
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K. S. Wood
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M. Wood
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R. H. D. Corbet
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I. de Gennaro Aquino
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J. P. Edlin
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E. Mason
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G. J. Schwarz
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S. N. Shore
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F. Teyssier
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Abstract
A classical nova results from runaway thermonuclear explosions on the surface of a white dwarf that accretes matter from a low-mass main-sequence stellar companion. In 2012 and 2013, three novae were detected in γ rays and stood in contrast to the first γ-ray-detected nova V407 Cygni 2010, which belongs to a rare class of symbiotic binary systems. Despite likely differences in the compositions and masses of their white dwarf progenitors, the three classical novae are similarly characterized as soft-spectrum transient γ-ray sources detected over 2- to 3-week durations. The γ-ray detections point to unexpected high-energy particle acceleration processes linked to the mass ejection from thermonuclear explosions in an unanticipated class of Galactic γ-ray sources.