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2023ApJ...942..103S - Astrophys. J., 942, 103 (2023/January-2)

Discovery of GeV Gamma-Ray Emission from Pulsar Wind Nebula Kes 75 and PSR J1846-0258.

STRAAL S.M., GELFAND J.D. and EAGLE J.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the detection of gamma-ray emission from pulsar wind nebula (PWN) Kes 75 and PSR J1846-0258. Through modeling the spectral energy distribution incorporating the new Fermi-LAT data, we find that the observed gamma-ray emission is likely a combination of both the PWN and pulsar magnetosphere. The spectral shape of this magnetospheric emission is similar to the γ-ray spectrum of rotation-powered pulsars detected by Fermi-LAT, and the results from our best-fit model suggest that the pulsar's magnetospheric emission accounts for 1% of the current spin-down luminosity. Prior works attempted to characterize the properties of this system and found a low supernova (SN) explosion energy and low SN ejecta mass. We reanalyze the broadband emission incorporating the new Fermi emission and compare the implications of our results to prior reports. The best-fit gamma-ray emission model suggests a second very hot photon field possibly generated by the stellar wind of a Wolf-Rayet star embedded within the nebula, which supports the low ejecta mass found for the progenitor in prior reports and here in the scenario of binary mass transfer.

Abstract Copyright: © 2023. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Supernova remnants - Pulsar wind nebulae - Neutron stars - Rotation powered pulsars - Magnetars - Gamma-ray sources - Gamma-ray astronomy

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