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A comprehensive analysis towards the Fermi-LAT source 4FGL J1846.9–0227: jets of a protoplanetary nebula producing γ-rays?
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . Aug2024, Vol. 532 Issue 4, p4446-4462. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Most of the |$\gamma$| -ray sources in the Fermi-LAT 14-yr source catalogue are associated with pulsars and blazars. However, unveiling the nature of the still unassociated |$\gamma$| -ray sources is important for the understanding of high energy emission mechanisms in astrophysical objects. This work presents a comprehensive study towards the region covered by the Fermi source 4FGL J1846.9 |$-$| 0227, previously suggested to be a blazar and a massive protostar. Using multiwavelength observations, we analysed several astrophysical objects in the region as possible counterparts of the Fermi-LAT source. Having discarded most of them after a detailed and comprehensive analysis, we suggest that the most likely candidate to be such a counterpart is IRAS 18443 |$-$| 0231, a likely protoplanetary nebula. We found that the radio continuum emission at 3 GHz of IRAS 18443 |$-$| 0231 shows a compact source related to faint emission with jet-like morphology. Additionally, we identified an associated redshifted CO molecular outflow. Using data from several catalogues, we obtained radio spectral index values ranging from |$-$| 0.57 to |$-$| 0.39 for IRAS 18443 |$-$| 0231, indicating synchrotron emission due to particles accelerated by the jets. We point out that these jets could explain the |$\gamma$| -ray emission through mechanisms such as proton–proton collisions and relativistic bremsstrahlung. IRAS 18443 |$-$| 0231, lying almost at the centre of the Fermi confidence ellipse and related to the hard X-ray source 4XMM J184700.4 |$-$| 022752, would be the first association between a protoplanetary nebula and |$\gamma$| -ray emission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *PLANETARY nebulae
*SYNCHROTRON radiation
*HARD X-rays
*BREMSSTRAHLUNG
*NEBULAE
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00358711
- Volume :
- 532
- Issue :
- 4
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- Academic Search Index
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179092248
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1697