High-Energy Activity in the Unusually Soft TeV Source HESS J1804-216 toward the Galactic Center

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2006-02-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0602330v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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In recent years, apparent anisotropies in the ~EeV cosmic ray (CR) flux arriving at Earth from the general direction of the galactic center have been reported from the analysis of AGASA and SUGAR data. The more recently commissioned Auger Observatory has not confirmed these results. HESS has now detected an unusually soft TeV source roughly coincident with the location of the previously claimed CR anisotropy. In this paper, we develop a model for the TeV emission from this object, consistent with observations at other wavelengths, and examine the circumstances under which it might have contributed to the $\sim$ EeV cosmic ray spectrum. We find that the supernova remnant G8.7-0.1 can plausibly account for all the known radiative characteristics of HESS J1804-216, but that it can accelerate cosmic rays only up to an energy $\sim 10^5$ GeV. On the other hand, the pulsar (PSR J1803-2137) embedded within this remnant can in principle inject EeV protons into the surrounding medium, but it cannot account for the broadband spectrum of HESS J1804-216. We therefore conclude that although G8.7-0.1 is probably the source of TeV photons originating from this direction, there is no compelling theoretical motivation for expecting a cosmic ray anisotropy at this location. However, if G8.7-0.1 is indeed correctly identified with HESS J1804-216, it should also produce a $\sim$ GeV flux detectable in a one-year all sky survey by GLAST.

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