2026ApJ...997..128W


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2026ApJ...997..128W - Astrophys. J., 997, 128 (2026/January-3)

A Leptonic Interpretation of the Ultra-high-energy Gamma-Ray Emission from V4641 Sgr.

WAN S.-Y., WANG J.-S. and LIU R.-Y.

Abstract (from CDS):

Recently, the microquasar V4641 Sgr and its surrounding have been detected at TeV-PeV gamma-ray band. Interestingly, the spectrum follows a power-law function continuing up to 0.8 PeV as reported by LHAASO, and the morphology of the emission appears to be a puzzling elongated structure. In this work, we propose that the elongated ultra-high-energy (UHE) emission from V4641 Sgr could originate from the inverse Compton radiation of electrons with a very hard spectrum, which may result from shear acceleration mechanism in the jets driven by V4641 Sgr. We also calculate the corresponding X-ray synchrotron emission from the same electron population, predicting the potential range of nonthermal X-ray flux of the source. The recent observation by XRISM toward the central part of the UHE source could pose a constraint on the model's parameters. In the future, a full coverage of the source by sensitive X-ray instruments and high-resolution TeV-PeV gamma-ray instruments may provide a critical test of the model.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Gamma-ray sources - Cosmic ray sources - Non-thermal radiation sources - Jets

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Number of rows : 4
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 NAME Centaurus A BLL 13 25 27.61521044 -43 01 08.8050291   8.18 6.84 6.66   ~ 4774 3
2 V* V4641 Sgr HXB 18 19 21.6343259256 -25 24 25.849595952     13.654 13.479 13.139 B9III 530 0
3 MAXI J1820+070 LXB 18 20 21.9423816480 +07 11 07.284859440           ~ 511 0
4 HD 226868 HXB 19 58 21.6757355952 +35 12 05.784512688 9.38 9.72 8.91 8.42   O9.7Iabpvar 4590 0

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