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2008ApJ...679L..85T - Astrophys. J., 679, L85-L88 (2008/June-1)

Discovery of the radio and X-ray counterpart of TeV γ-ray source HESS J1731-347.

TIAN W.W., LEAHY D.A., HAVERKORN M. and JIANG B.

Abstract (from CDS):

We discover a faint shell-type radio and X-ray source, G353.6-0.7, associated with HESS J1731-347. G353.6-0.7 is likely an old supernova remnant (SNR), based on radio (0.8, 1.4, and 5 GHz), infrared (8 µm from the GLIMPSE Legacy Project and 21 µm from the Midcourse Space Experiment), and X-ray (0.1-2.4 keV from the ROSAT survey and 5-20 keV from the INTEGRAL survey) data. The SNR, centered at (l, b) = (353.55°, -0.65°) with a radius of ∼0.25°, closely matches the outline of the recently discovered extended TeV source HESS J1731-347, which has no previously identified counterpart. A diffuse X-ray enhancement detected in the ROSAT all-sky survey is coincident with lower half-shell of the SNR. Therefore the SNR is the best radio counterpart of both the HESS source and the diffuse X-ray enhancement. G353.6-0.7 has an age of ∼27,000 yr. Altogether, the new discovery provides the best case that an old SNR emits TeV γ-rays.

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Journal keyword(s): Gamma Rays: Observations - Infrared: Galaxies - Radio Continuum: Galaxies - Radio Lines: Galaxies - ISM: Supernova Remnants - X-Rays: Galaxies

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