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2010ApJ...717..372C - Astrophys. J., 717, 372-378 (2010/July-1)

Fermi Large Area Telescope observations of supernova remnants interacting with molecular clouds.

CASTRO D. and SLANE P.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the detection of γ-ray emission coincident with four supernova remnants (SNRs) using data from the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. G349.7+0.2, CTB 37A, 3C 391, and G8.7-0.1 are SNRs known to be interacting with molecular clouds, as evidenced by observations of hydroxyl (OH) maser emission at 1720 MHz in their directions. SNR shocks are expected to be sites of cosmic-ray acceleration, and clouds of dense material can provide effective targets for production of γ-rays from π0 decay. The observations reveal unresolved sources in the direction of G349.7+0.2, CTB 37A, and 3C 391, and a possibly extended source coincident with G8.7-0.1, all with significance levels greater than 10σ.

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Journal keyword(s): gamma rays: ISM - ISM: individual (G349.7+0.2, CTB 37A, 3C 391, G8.7-0.1) - ISM: supernova remnants

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