Fermi Detection of the Pulsar Wind Nebula HESS J1640-465

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2010-04-17

arxiv.org/abs/1004.2936v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

6 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

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We present observations of HESS J1640-465 with the Fermi-LAT. The source is detected with high confidence as an emitter of high-energy gamma-rays. The spectrum lacks any evidence for the characteristic cutoff associated with emission from pulsars, indicating that the emission arises primarily from the pulsar wind nebula. Broadband modeling implies an evolved nebula with a low magnetic field resulting in a high gamma-ray to X-ray flux ratio. The Fermi emission exceeds predictions of the broadband model, and has a steeper spectrum, possibly resulting from a distinct excess of low energy electrons similar to what is inferred for both the Vela X and Crab pulsar wind nebulae.

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