Ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emission associated with black hole-jet systems
Issued Date
2025-12-01
Resource Type
ISSN
20955138
eISSN
2053714X
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105026181303
Journal Title
National Science Review
Volume
12
Issue
12
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
National Science Review Vol.12 No.12 (2025)
Suggested Citation
Cao Z., Aharonian F., Bai Y.X., Bao Y.W., Bastieri D., Bi X.J., Bi Y.J., Bian W.Y., Bukevich A.V., Cai C., Cao W.Y., Cao Z., Chang J., Chang J.F., Chen A., Chen E.S., Chen G., Chen H.X., Chen L., Chen L., Chen M.J., Chen M.L., Chen Q.H., Chen S., Chen S.H., Chen S.Z., Chen T.L., Chen X.B., Chen X., Chen Y., Cheng N., Cheng Y.D., Chu M.C., Cui M.Y., Cui S.W., Cui X.H., Cui Y.D., Dai B.Z., Dai H.L., Dai Z., Luobu D., Diao Y.X., Dong X.Q., Duan K.K., Fan J.H., Fan Y.Z., Fang J., Fang J.H., Fang K., Feng C.F., Feng H., Feng L., Feng S., Feng X.T., Feng Y., Feng Y.L., Gabici S., Gao B., Gao C.D., Gao Q., Gao W., Gao W.K., Ge M., Ge T.T., Geng L., Giacinti G., Gong G., Gou Q., Gu M.H., Guo F.L., Guo J., Guo X.L., Guo Y.Q., Guo Y.Y., Han Y.A., Hannuksela O.A., Hasan M., He H.H., He H.N., He J.Y., He X., He Y., Hernández-Cadena S., Hou B.W., Hou C., Hou X., Hu H.B., Hu S.C., Huang C., Huang D.H., Huang J., Huang T.Q., Huang W.J., Huang X.T., Huang X.Y., Huang Y., Huang Y.Y., Ji X.L., Jia H.Y., Jia K. Ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emission associated with black hole-jet systems. National Science Review Vol.12 No.12 (2025). doi:10.1093/nsr/nwaf496 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/113961
Title
Ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emission associated with black hole-jet systems
Author(s)
Cao Z.
Aharonian F.
Bai Y.X.
Bao Y.W.
Bastieri D.
Bi X.J.
Bi Y.J.
Bian W.Y.
Bukevich A.V.
Cai C.
Cao W.Y.
Cao Z.
Chang J.
Chang J.F.
Chen A.
Chen E.S.
Chen G.
Chen H.X.
Chen L.
Chen L.
Chen M.J.
Chen M.L.
Chen Q.H.
Chen S.
Chen S.H.
Chen S.Z.
Chen T.L.
Chen X.B.
Chen X.
Chen Y.
Cheng N.
Cheng Y.D.
Chu M.C.
Cui M.Y.
Cui S.W.
Cui X.H.
Cui Y.D.
Dai B.Z.
Dai H.L.
Dai Z.
Luobu D.
Diao Y.X.
Dong X.Q.
Duan K.K.
Fan J.H.
Fan Y.Z.
Fang J.
Fang J.H.
Fang K.
Feng C.F.
Feng H.
Feng L.
Feng S.
Feng X.T.
Feng Y.
Feng Y.L.
Gabici S.
Gao B.
Gao C.D.
Gao Q.
Gao W.
Gao W.K.
Ge M.
Ge T.T.
Geng L.
Giacinti G.
Gong G.
Gou Q.
Gu M.H.
Guo F.L.
Guo J.
Guo X.L.
Guo Y.Q.
Guo Y.Y.
Han Y.A.
Hannuksela O.A.
Hasan M.
He H.H.
He H.N.
He J.Y.
He X.
He Y.
Hernández-Cadena S.
Hou B.W.
Hou C.
Hou X.
Hu H.B.
Hu S.C.
Huang C.
Huang D.H.
Huang J.
Huang T.Q.
Huang W.J.
Huang X.T.
Huang X.Y.
Huang Y.
Huang Y.Y.
Ji X.L.
Jia H.Y.
Jia K.
Aharonian F.
Bai Y.X.
Bao Y.W.
Bastieri D.
Bi X.J.
Bi Y.J.
Bian W.Y.
Bukevich A.V.
Cai C.
Cao W.Y.
Cao Z.
Chang J.
Chang J.F.
Chen A.
Chen E.S.
Chen G.
Chen H.X.
Chen L.
Chen L.
Chen M.J.
Chen M.L.
Chen Q.H.
Chen S.
Chen S.H.
Chen S.Z.
Chen T.L.
Chen X.B.
Chen X.
Chen Y.
Cheng N.
Cheng Y.D.
Chu M.C.
Cui M.Y.
Cui S.W.
Cui X.H.
Cui Y.D.
Dai B.Z.
Dai H.L.
Dai Z.
Luobu D.
Diao Y.X.
Dong X.Q.
Duan K.K.
Fan J.H.
Fan Y.Z.
Fang J.
Fang J.H.
Fang K.
Feng C.F.
Feng H.
Feng L.
Feng S.
Feng X.T.
Feng Y.
Feng Y.L.
Gabici S.
Gao B.
Gao C.D.
Gao Q.
Gao W.
Gao W.K.
Ge M.
Ge T.T.
Geng L.
Giacinti G.
Gong G.
Gou Q.
Gu M.H.
Guo F.L.
Guo J.
Guo X.L.
Guo Y.Q.
Guo Y.Y.
Han Y.A.
Hannuksela O.A.
Hasan M.
He H.H.
He H.N.
He J.Y.
He X.
He Y.
Hernández-Cadena S.
Hou B.W.
Hou C.
Hou X.
Hu H.B.
Hu S.C.
Huang C.
Huang D.H.
Huang J.
Huang T.Q.
Huang W.J.
Huang X.T.
Huang X.Y.
Huang Y.
Huang Y.Y.
Ji X.L.
Jia H.Y.
Jia K.
Author's Affiliation
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tsinghua University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Sun Yat-Sen University
University of Science and Technology of China
Université Paris Cité
Shandong University
Nanjing University
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zhengzhou University
Southwest Jiaotong University
Yunnan University
Guangzhou University
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hebei Normal University
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Yerevan State University
China Center of Advanced Science and Technology World Laboratory
Zhejiang Lab
Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan Observatories
State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection & Electronics
TIANFU Cosmic Ray Research Center
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tsinghua University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Sun Yat-Sen University
University of Science and Technology of China
Université Paris Cité
Shandong University
Nanjing University
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zhengzhou University
Southwest Jiaotong University
Yunnan University
Guangzhou University
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hebei Normal University
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Yerevan State University
China Center of Advanced Science and Technology World Laboratory
Zhejiang Lab
Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan Observatories
State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection & Electronics
TIANFU Cosmic Ray Research Center
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Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Black holes (BHs), one of the most intriguing objects in the universe, can manifest themselves through electromagnetic radiation initiated by the accretion flow. Some stellar-mass BHs drive relativistic jets when accreting matter from their companion stars, forming microquasars. Non-thermal emission from the radio to teraelectronvolt gamma-ray band has been observed from microquasars, indicating the acceleration of relativistic particles. Here we report detection of four microquasars (SS 433, V4641 Sgr, GRS 1915+105, MAXI J1820+070) of spectra extending to the ultrahigh-energy (UHE; photon energy 100$]]> TeV) band, and one microquasar (Cygnus X-1) with a spectrum approaching 100 TeV, using the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory. Notably, the total emission associated with SS 433 cannot be interpreted with a single leptonic component. In the UHE band, its emission is in spatial coincidence with a giant atomic cloud, which is consistent with a hadronic origin. An elongated source is discovered from V4641 Sgr with the spectrum continuing up to 800 TeV. The detection of UHE gamma rays demonstrates that accreting BHs and their environments can operate as extremely efficient accelerators of particles up to 1 PeV, suggesting that microquasars are important contributors to Galactic cosmic rays, especially around the 'knee' region.