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Supernova remnants in the very-high-energy sky: prospects for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Authors :
Cristofari, P.
Zanin, R.
Gabici, S.
Humensky, B. T.
Santander, M.
Terrier, R.
Cristofari, P.
Zanin, R.
Gabici, S.
Humensky, B. T.
Santander, M.
Terrier, R.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The Cherenkov Telescope Array is expected to lead to the detection of many new supernova remnants in the TeV and multi-TeV range. In addition to the individual study of each SNR, the study of these objects as a population can help constraining the parameters describing the acceleration of particles and increasing our understanding of the mechanisms involved. We present Monte Carlo simulations of the population of Galactic SNRs emitting TeV gamma rays. We also discuss how the simulated population can be confronted with future observations to provide a novel test for the SNR hypothesis of cosmic ray origins.<br />Comment: All CTA contributions at arXiv:1709.03483

Details

Database :
OAIster
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1363484473
Document Type :
Electronic Resource