Observations of the brightest UHE Gamma-Ray Sources With the LHAASO-KM2A
Issued Date
2022-03-18
Resource Type
eISSN
18248039
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85145613436
Journal Title
Proceedings of Science
Volume
395
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Proceedings of Science Vol.395 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Wu S. Observations of the brightest UHE Gamma-Ray Sources With the LHAASO-KM2A. Proceedings of Science Vol.395 (2022). Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/86552
Title
Observations of the brightest UHE Gamma-Ray Sources With the LHAASO-KM2A
Author(s)
Author's Affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection & Electronics
Nanjing University
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Shandong University
Wuhan University
Yunnan University
Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangzhou University
Tsinghua University
Sun Yat-Sen University
University of Science and Technology of China
Zhengzhou University
Institiúid Ard-Lénn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Sichuan University
National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Southwest Jiaotong University
Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Université de Genève
Hebei Normal University
Tibet University
TIANFU Cosmic Ray Research Center
Nanjing University
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Shandong University
Wuhan University
Yunnan University
Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangzhou University
Tsinghua University
Sun Yat-Sen University
University of Science and Technology of China
Zhengzhou University
Institiúid Ard-Lénn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Sichuan University
National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Southwest Jiaotong University
Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Université de Genève
Hebei Normal University
Tibet University
TIANFU Cosmic Ray Research Center
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Cosmic rays are high-energy charged particles that come from outer space. They play an important role in the evolution of our Galaxy. Gamma-ray emission produced by cosmic rays is a direct probe of cosmic rays and their accelerators. As a key sub-array of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), KM2A is the most sensitive gamma-ray detector at ultra-high energy (UHE, >100 TeV) band. Here, we report four of the brightest UHE sources measured by LHAASO, LHAASO J1825-1326, LHAASO J1908+0621, LHAASO J2108+5157 and LHAASO J2226+6057. The morphology and spectral energy distribution of these sources are studied respectively using the KM2A data collected from December 2019 to December 2020. The origin of the UHE gamma-ray emission is also discussed taking into account the implications from multi-wavelength observations.