Localising the HESS galactic centre point source
- 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg (Germany)
- 2. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT (United Kingdom)
Description
Observations by the H.E.S.S. system of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes provide the most sensitive measurement of the Galactic Center region in the energy range 150 GeV - 30 TeV. The vicinity of the kinetic centre of our galaxy harbours numerous objects which could potentially accelerate particles to very high energies (VHE, > 100 GeV) and thus produce the γ-ray flux observed. The centroid of the point-like emission measured by H.E.S.S. was found to be in good agreement with the position of the supermassive black hole Sgr A* and the recently discovered PWN candidate G359.95-0.04. Given a systematic pointing error of about 30, a possible association with the SNR Sgr A East could not be ruled out with 2004 H.E.S.S. data. In this contribution an update is given on the position of the H.E.S.S. Galactic Centre source using 2005/2006 data. The systematic pointing error is reduced to 6-prime per axis using guiding telescopes for pointing corrections, making it possible to exclude with high significance Sgr A East as the source of the VHE γ-rays
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/110/6/062003Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 110
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- [3 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 2007 Europhysics conference on high energy physics
- Dates
- 19-25 Jul 2007
- Place
- Manchester (United Kingdom)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40029567
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; CHERENKOV COUNTERS; CORRECTIONS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC PHOTONS; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE; MILKY WAY; PHOTON EMISSION; TELESCOPE COUNTERS; TEV RANGE
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION; ENERGY RANGE; GALAXIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS