HAWC J2227+610 and Its Association with G106.3+2.7, a New Potential Galactic PeVatron

A. Albert; R. Alfaro; C. Alvarez; J. R.Angeles Camacho; J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez; K. P. Arunbabu; D. Avila Rojas; H. A.Ayala Solares; V. Baghmanyan; E. Belmont-Moreno; S. Y. Benzvi; C. Brisbois; K. S. Caballero-Mora; T. Capistrán; A. Carrami&ntilde;ana; S. Casanova; U. Cotti; J. Cotzomi; S. Couti&ntilde;o De León; E. De La Fuente; L. Diaz-Cruz; B. L. Dingus; M. A. Duvernois; J. C. Diáz-Vélez; R. W. Ellsworth; K. Engel; C. Espinoza; K. L. Fan; K. Fang; M. Fernández Alonso; H. Fleischhack; N. Fraija; A. Galván-Gámez; D. Garcia; J. A. Garciá-González; F. Garfias; G. Giacinti; M. M. González; J. A. Goodman; J. P. Harding; S. Hernandez; J. Hinton; B. Hona; D. Huang; F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla; P. Hüntemeyer; A. Iriarte; A. Jardin-Blicq; V. Joshi; W. H. Lee; H. León Vargas; J. T. Linnemann; A. L. Longinotti; G. Luis-Raya; J. Lundeen; K. Malone; S. S. Marinelli; O. Martinez; I. Martinez-Castellanos; J. Martínez-Castro; J. A. Matthews; P. Miranda-Romagnoli; J. A. Morales-Soto; E. Moreno; M. Mostafá; A. Nayerhoda; L. Nellen; M. Newbold; M. U. Nisa; R. Noriega-Papaqui; N. Omodei; A. Peisker; Y. Pérez Araujo; E. G. Pérez-Pérez; C. D. Rho; D. Rosa-González; E. Ruiz-Velasco; H. Salazar; F. Salesa Greus; A. Sandoval; M. Schneider; H. Schoorlemmer; J. Serna Franco; G. Sinnis; A. J. Smith; R. W. Springer; P. Surajbali; E. Tabachnick; M. Tanner; O. Tibolla; K. Tollefson; I. Torres; R. Torres-Escobedo; F. Ure&ntilde;a-Mena; L. Villase&ntilde;or; T. Weisgarber; A. Zepeda; H. Zhou; C. de León; J. D. Álvarez

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HAWC J2227+610 and Its Association with G106.3+2.7, a New Potential Galactic PeVatron

A. Albert
, R. Alfaro
, C. Alvarez
, J. R.Angeles Camacho
, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez
, K. P. Arunbabu
, D. Avila Rojas
, H. A.Ayala Solares
, V. Baghmanyan
, E. Belmont-Moreno
, S. Y. Benzvi
, C. Brisbois
, K. S. Caballero-Mora
, T. Capistrán
, A. Carramiñana
, S. Casanova
, U. Cotti
, J. Cotzomi
, S. Coutiño De León
, E. De La Fuente

L. Diaz-Cruz, B. L. Dingus, M. A. Duvernois, J. C. Diáz-Vélez, R. W. Ellsworth, K. Engel, C. Espinoza, K. L. Fan, K. Fang, M. Fernández Alonso, H. Fleischhack, N. Fraija, A. Galván-Gámez, D. Garcia, J. A. Garciá-González, F. Garfias, G. Giacinti, M. M. González, J. A. Goodman, J. P. Harding, S. Hernandez, J. Hinton, B. Hona, D. Huang, F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, P. Hüntemeyer, A. Iriarte, A. Jardin-Blicq, V. Joshi, W. H. Lee, H. León Vargas, J. T. Linnemann, A. L. Longinotti, G. Luis-Raya, J. Lundeen, K. Malone, S. S. Marinelli, O. Martinez, I. Martinez-Castellanos, J. Martínez-Castro, J. A. Matthews, P. Miranda-Romagnoli, J. A. Morales-Soto, E. Moreno, M. Mostafá, A. Nayerhoda, L. Nellen, M. Newbold, M. U. Nisa, R. Noriega-Papaqui, N. Omodei, A. Peisker, Y. Pérez Araujo, E. G. Pérez-Pérez, C. D. Rho, D. Rosa-González, E. Ruiz-Velasco, H. Salazar, F. Salesa Greus, A. Sandoval, M. Schneider, H. Schoorlemmer, J. Serna Franco, G. Sinnis, A. J. Smith, R. W. Springer, P. Surajbali, E. Tabachnick, M. Tanner, O. Tibolla, K. Tollefson, I. Torres, R. Torres-Escobedo, F. Ureña-Mena, L. Villaseñor, T. Weisgarber, A. Zepeda, H. Zhou, C. de León, J. D. Álvarez

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We present the detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission above 100 TeV from HAWC J2227+610 with the High-Altitude Water Cherenov Gamma-Ray Observatory (HAWC) observatory. Combining our observations with previously published results by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERTIAS), we interpret the gamma-ray emission from HAWC J2227+610 as emission from protons with a lower limit in their cutoff energy of 800 TeV. The most likely source of the protons is the associated supernova remnant G106.3+2.7, making it a good candidate for a Galactic PeVatron. However, a purely leptonic origin of the observed emission cannot be excluded at this time.

Original language	English
Article number	L29
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	896
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab96cc
State	Published - 20 Jun 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Albert, A., Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Camacho, J. R. A., Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C., Arunbabu, K. P., Rojas, D. A., Solares, H. A. A., Baghmanyan, V., Belmont-Moreno, E., Benzvi, S. Y., Brisbois, C., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistrán, T., Carramiñana, A., Casanova, S., Cotti, U., Cotzomi, J., De León, S. C., ... Álvarez, J. D. (2020). HAWC J2227+610 and Its Association with G106.3+2.7, a New Potential Galactic PeVatron. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 896(2), Article L29. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab96cc

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Albert, A, Alfaro, R, Alvarez, C, Camacho, JRA, Arteaga-Velázquez, JC, Arunbabu, KP, Rojas, DA, Solares, HAA, Baghmanyan, V, Belmont-Moreno, E, Benzvi, SY, Brisbois, C, Caballero-Mora, KS, Capistrán, T, Carramiñana, A, Casanova, S, Cotti, U, Cotzomi, J, De León, SC, De La Fuente, E, Diaz-Cruz, L, Dingus, BL, Duvernois, MA, Diáz-Vélez, JC, Ellsworth, RW, Engel, K, Espinoza, C, Fan, KL, Fang, K, Alonso, MF, Fleischhack, H, Fraija, N, Galván-Gámez, A, Garcia, D, Garciá-González, JA, Garfias, F, Giacinti, G, González, MM, Goodman, JA, Harding, JP, Hernandez, S, Hinton, J, Hona, B, Huang, D, Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F, Hüntemeyer, P, Iriarte, A, Jardin-Blicq, A, Joshi, V, Lee, WH, Vargas, HL, Linnemann, JT, Longinotti, AL, Luis-Raya, G, Lundeen, J, Malone, K, Marinelli, SS, Martinez, O, Martinez-Castellanos, I, Martínez-Castro, J, Matthews, JA, Miranda-Romagnoli, P, Morales-Soto, JA, Moreno, E, Mostafá, M, Nayerhoda, A, Nellen, L, Newbold, M, Nisa, MU, Noriega-Papaqui, R, Omodei, N, Peisker, A, Araujo, YP, Pérez-Pérez, EG, Rho, CD, Rosa-González, D, Ruiz-Velasco, E, Salazar, H, Greus, FS, Sandoval, A, Schneider, M, Schoorlemmer, H, Franco, JS, Sinnis, G, Smith, AJ, Springer, RW, Surajbali, P, Tabachnick, E, Tanner, M, Tibolla, O, Tollefson, K, Torres, I, Torres-Escobedo, R, Ureña-Mena, F, Villaseñor, L, Weisgarber, T, Zepeda, A, Zhou, H, León, CD & Álvarez, JD 2020, 'HAWC J2227+610 and Its Association with G106.3+2.7, a New Potential Galactic PeVatron', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 896, no. 2, L29. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab96cc

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AU - Alfaro, R.

AU - Alvarez, C.

AU - Camacho, J. R.Angeles

AU - Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.

AU - Arunbabu, K. P.

AU - Rojas, D. Avila

AU - Solares, H. A.Ayala

AU - Baghmanyan, V.

AU - Belmont-Moreno, E.

AU - Benzvi, S. Y.

AU - Brisbois, C.

AU - Caballero-Mora, K. S.

AU - Capistrán, T.

AU - Carramiñana, A.

AU - Casanova, S.

AU - Cotti, U.

AU - Cotzomi, J.

AU - De León, S. Coutiño

AU - De La Fuente, E.

AU - Diaz-Cruz, L.

AU - Dingus, B. L.

AU - Duvernois, M. A.

AU - Diáz-Vélez, J. C.

AU - Ellsworth, R. W.

AU - Engel, K.

AU - Espinoza, C.

AU - Fan, K. L.

AU - Fang, K.

AU - Alonso, M. Fernández

AU - Fleischhack, H.

AU - Fraija, N.

AU - Galván-Gámez, A.

AU - Garcia, D.

AU - Garciá-González, J. A.

AU - Garfias, F.

AU - Giacinti, G.

AU - González, M. M.

AU - Goodman, J. A.

AU - Harding, J. P.

AU - Hernandez, S.

AU - Hinton, J.

AU - Hona, B.

AU - Huang, D.

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AU - Hüntemeyer, P.

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AU - Jardin-Blicq, A.

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AU - Vargas, H. León

AU - Linnemann, J. T.

AU - Longinotti, A. L.

AU - Luis-Raya, G.

AU - Lundeen, J.

AU - Malone, K.

AU - Marinelli, S. S.

AU - Martinez, O.

AU - Martinez-Castellanos, I.

AU - Martínez-Castro, J.

AU - Matthews, J. A.

AU - Miranda-Romagnoli, P.

AU - Morales-Soto, J. A.

AU - Moreno, E.

AU - Mostafá, M.

AU - Nayerhoda, A.

AU - Nellen, L.

AU - Newbold, M.

AU - Nisa, M. U.

AU - Noriega-Papaqui, R.

AU - Omodei, N.

AU - Peisker, A.

AU - Araujo, Y. Pérez

AU - Pérez-Pérez, E. G.

AU - Rho, C. D.

AU - Rosa-González, D.

AU - Ruiz-Velasco, E.

AU - Salazar, H.

AU - Greus, F. Salesa

AU - Sandoval, A.

AU - Schneider, M.

AU - Schoorlemmer, H.

AU - Franco, J. Serna

AU - Sinnis, G.

AU - Smith, A. J.

AU - Springer, R. W.

AU - Surajbali, P.

AU - Tabachnick, E.

AU - Tanner, M.

AU - Tibolla, O.

AU - Tollefson, K.

AU - Torres, I.

AU - Torres-Escobedo, R.

AU - Ureña-Mena, F.

AU - Villaseñor, L.

AU - Weisgarber, T.

AU - Zepeda, A.

AU - Zhou, H.

AU - León, C. de

AU - Álvarez, J. D.

PY - 2020/6/20

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AB - We present the detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission above 100 TeV from HAWC J2227+610 with the High-Altitude Water Cherenov Gamma-Ray Observatory (HAWC) observatory. Combining our observations with previously published results by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERTIAS), we interpret the gamma-ray emission from HAWC J2227+610 as emission from protons with a lower limit in their cutoff energy of 800 TeV. The most likely source of the protons is the associated supernova remnant G106.3+2.7, making it a good candidate for a Galactic PeVatron. However, a purely leptonic origin of the observed emission cannot be excluded at this time.

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HAWC J2227+610 and Its Association with G106.3+2.7, a New Potential Galactic PeVatron

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