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A detailed study of the very high-energy Crab pulsar emission with the LST-1
Tekijät: Abe, K.; Abe, S.; Abhishek, A.; Acero, F.; Aguasca-Cabot, A.; Agudo, I.; Alvarez, Crespo; Antonelli, L.; Aramo, C.; Arbet-Engels, A.; Arcaro, C.; Artero, M.; Asano, K.; Aubert, P.; Baktash, A.; Bamba, A.; Baquero, Larriva; Baroncelli, L.; Barres, de; Barrio, J.; Batkovic, I.; Baxter, J.; Becerra, Gonzáilez; Bernardini, E.; Bernete, Medrano; Berti, A.; Bhattacharjee, P.; Bigongiari, C.; Bissaldi, E.; Blanch, O.; Bonnoli, G.; Bordas, P.; Brunelli, G.; Bulgarelli, A.; Burelli, I.; Burmistrov, L.; Buscemi, M.; Cardillo, M.; Caroff, S.; Carosi, A.; Carrasco, M.; Cassol, F.; Castrejón, N.; Cauz, D.; Cerasole, D.; Ceribella, G.; Chai, Y.; Cheng, K.; Chiavassa, A.; Chikawa, M.; Chon, G.; Chytka, L.; Cicciari, G.; Cifuentes, A.; Contreras, J.; Cortina, J.; Costantini, H.; Da, Vela; Dalchenko, M.; Dazzi, F.; De, Angelis; de, Bony; De, Lotto; de, Menezes; Del, Peral; Delgado, C.; Delgado, Mengual; della, Volpe; Dellaiera, M.; Di, Piano; Di, Pierro; Di, Tria; Di, Venere; Díaz, C.; Dominik, R.; Dominis, Prester; Donini, A.; Dorner, D.; Doro, M.; Eisenberger, L.; Elsässer, D.; Emery, G.; Escudero, J.; Fallah, Ramazani; Ferrarotto, F.; Fiasson, A.; Foffano, L.; Freixas, Coromina; Fröse, S.; Fukazawa, Y.; Garcia, López; Gasbarra, C.; Gasparrini, D.; Gavira, L.; Geyer, D.; Giesbrecht, Paiva; Giglietto, N.; Giordano, F.; Gliwny, P.; Godinovic, N.; Grau, R.; Green, D.; Green, J.; Gunji, S.; Günther, P.; Hackfeld, J.; Hadasch, D.; Hahn, A.; Hassan, T.; Hayashi, K.; Heckmann, L.; Heller, M.; Herrera, Llorente; Hirotani, K.; Hoffmann, D.; Horns, D.; Houles, J.; Hrabovsky, M.; Hrupec, D.; Hui, D.; Iarlori, M.; Imazawa, R.; Inada, T.; Inome, Y.; Ioka, K.; Iori, M.; Jimenez, Martinez; Jiménez, Quiles; Jurysek, J.; Kagaya, M.; Karas, V.; Katagiri, H.; Kataoka, J.; Kerszberg, D.; Kobayashi, Y.; Kohri, K.; Kong, A.; Kubo, H.; Kushida, J.; Lainez, M.; Lamanna, G.; Lamastra, A.; Lemoigne, L.; Linhoff, M.; Longo, F.; López-Coto, R.; López-Moya, M.; López-Oramas, A.; Loporchio, S.; Lorini, A.; Lozano, Bahilo; Luque-Escamilla, P.; Majumdar, P.; Makariev, M.; Mallamaci, M.; Mandat, D.; Manganaro, M.; Manicò, G.; Mannheim, K.; Marchesi, S.; Mariotti, M.; Marquez, P.; Marsella, G.; Martí, J.; Martinez, O.; Martínez, G.; Martínez, M.; Mas-Aguilar, A.; Maurin, G.; Mazin, D.; Mestre, Guillen; Micanovic, S.; Miceli, D.; Miener, T.; Miranda, J.; Mirzoyan, R.; Mizuno, T.; Molero, Gonzalez; Molina, E.; Montaruli, T.; Moralejo, A.; Morcuende, D.; Morselli, A.; Moya, V.; Muraishi, H.; Nagataki, S.; Nakamori, T.; Neronov, A.; Nickel, L.; Nievas, Rosillo; Nikolic, L.; Nishijima, K.; Noda, K.; Nosek, D.; Novotny, V.; Nozaki, S.; Ohishi, M.; Ohtani, Y.; Oka, T.; Okumura, A.; Orito, R.; Otero-Santos, J.; Ottanelli, P.; Owen, E.; Palatiello, M.; Paneque, D.; Pantaleo, F.; Paoletti, R.; Paredes, J.; Pech, M.; Pecimotika, M.; Peresano, M.; Pfeiffle, F.; Pietropaolo, E.; Pihet, M.; Pirola, G.; Plard, C.; Podobnik, F.; Pons, E.; Prandini, E.; Priyadarshi, C.; Prouza, M.; Rando, R.; Rhode, W.; Ribó, M.; Righi, C.; Rizi, V.; Rodriguez, Fernandez; Rodríguez, Frías; Saito, T.; Sakurai, S.; Sanchez, D.; Sano, H.; Šarić, T.; Sato, Y.; Saturni, F.; Savchenko, V.; Schiavone, F.; Schleicher, B.; Schmuckermaier, F.; Schubert, J.; Schussler, F.; Schweizer, T.; Seglar, Arroyo; Siegert, T.; Silvia, R.; Sitarek, J.; Sliusar, V.; Strišković, J.; Strzys, M.; Suda, Y.; Tajima, H.; Takahashi, H.; Takahashi, M.; Takata, J.; Takeishi, R.; Tam, P.; Tanaka, S.; Tateishi, D.; Tavernier, T.; Temnikov, P.; Terada, Y.; Terauchi, K.; Terzic, T.; Teshima, M.; Tluczykont, M.; Tokanai, F.; Torres, D.; Travnicek, P.; Truzzi, S.; Tutone, A.; Vacula, M.; Vallania, P.; van, Scherpenberg; Vázquez, Acosta; Verna, G.; Viale, I.; Vigliano, A.; Vigorito, C.; Visentin, E.; Vitale, V.; Voitsekhovskyi, V.; Voutsinas, G.; Vovk, I.; Vuillaume, T.; Walter, R.; Wan, L.; Will, M.; Yamamoto, T.; Yamazaki, R.; Yeung, P.; Yoshida, T.; Yoshikoshi, T.; Zhang, W.; Zywucka, N.
Kustantaja: EDP Sciences
Julkaisuvuosi: 2024
Journal: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Artikkelin numero: A167
Vuosikerta: 690
ISSN: 0004-6361
eISSN: 1432-0746
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450059
Verkko-osoite: http://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450059
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/459052631
Context. To date, three pulsars have been firmly detected by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs). Two of them reached the TeV energy range, challenging models of very high-energy (VHE) emission in pulsars. More precise observations are needed to better characterize pulsar emission at these energies. The LST-1 is the prototype of the large-sized telescopes, which will be part of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). Its improved performance over previous IACTs makes it well suited for studying pulsars.
Aims. In this work we study the Crab pulsar emission with the LST-1, improving upon and complementing the results from other telescopes. Crab pulsar observations can also be used to characterize the potential of the LST-1 to study other pulsars and detect new ones.
Methods. We analyzed a total of ∼103 hours of gamma-ray observations of the Crab pulsar conducted with the LST-1 in the period from September 2020 to January 2023. The observations were carried out at zenith angles of less than 50 degrees. To characterize the Crab pulsar emission over a broader energy range, a new analysis of the Fermi/LAT data, including ∼14 years of observations, was also performed.
Results. The Crab pulsar phaseogram, long-term light curve, and phase-resolved spectra are reconstructed with the LST-1 from 20 GeV to 450 GeV for the first peak and up to 700 GeV for the second peak The pulsed emission is detected with a significance level of 15.2σ. The two characteristic emission peaks of the Crab pulsar are clearly detected (> 10σ), as is the so-called bridge emission between them (5.7σ). We find that both peaks are described well by power laws, with spectral indices of ∼3.44 and ∼3.03, respectively. The joint analysis of Fermi/LAT and LST-1 data shows a good agreement between the two instruments in their overlapping energy range. The detailed results obtained from the first observations of the Crab pulsar with the LST-1 show the potential that CTAO will have to study this type of source.
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We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the following agencies and organisations: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Fundação de Apoio à Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação do Paraná - Fundação Araucária, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC), Brasil; Ministry of Education and Science, National RI Roadmap Project DO1-153/28.08.2018, Bulgaria; Croatian Science Foundation, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, University of Osijek, University of Rijeka, University of Split, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, MEYS LM2015046, LM2018105, LTT17006, EU/MEYS CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001403, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0016007 and CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000754, Czech Republic; CNRS-IN2P3, the French Programme d’investissements d’avenir and the Enigmass Labex, This work has been done thanks to the facilities offered by the Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc - CNRS/IN2P3 MUST computing center, France; Max Planck Society, German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Verbundforschung / ErUM), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFBs 876 and 1491), Germany; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italian Ministry for University and Research (MUR); ICRR, University of Tokyo, JSPS, MEXT, Japan; JST SPRING - JPMJSP2108; Narodowe Centrum Nauki, grant number 2019/34/E/ST9/00224, Poland; The Spanish groups acknowledge the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Spanish Research State Agency (AEI) through the government budget lines PGE2021/28.06.000X.411.01, PGE2022/28.06.000X.411.01 and PGE2022/28.06.000X.711.04, and grants PID2022-139117NB-C44, PID2019-104114RB-C31, PID2019-107847RB-C44, PID2019-104114RB-C32, PID2019-105510GB-C31, PID2019-104114RB-C33, PID2019-107847RB-C41, PID2019-107847RB-C43, PID2019-107847RB-C42, PID2019-107988GB-C22, PID2021-124581OB-I00, PID2021-125331NB-I00, PID2022-136828NB-C41, PID2022-137810NB-C22, PID2022-138172NB-C41, PID2022-138172NB-C42, PID2022-138172NB-C43, PID2022-139117NB-C41, PID2022-139117NB-C42, PID2022-139117NB-C43, PID2022-139117NB-C44, PID2022-136828NB-C42 funded by the Spanish MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and “ERDF A way of making Europe; the “Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa” program through grants no. CEX2019-000920-S, CEX2020-001007-S, CEX2021-001131-S; the “Unidad de Excelencia María de Maeztu” program through grants no. CEX2019-000918-M, CEX2020-001058-M; the “Ramón y Cajal” program through grants RYC2021-032991-I funded by MICIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR; RYC2021-032552-I and RYC2020-028639-I; the “Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación” program through grant no. IJC2019-040315-I and “Juan de la Cierva-formación”’ through grant JDC2022-049705-I. They also acknowledge the “Atracción de Talento” program of Comunidad de Madrid through grant no. 2019-T2/TIC-12900; the project “Tecnologiás avanzadas para la exploracioń del universo y sus componentes” (PR47/21 TAU), funded by Comunidad de Madrid, by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan from the Spanish State, and by NextGenerationEU from the European Union through the Recovery and Resilience Facility; the La Caixa Banking Foundation, grant no. LCF/BQ/PI21/11830030; Junta de Andalucía under Plan Complementario de I+D+I (Ref. AST22_0001) and Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación as research group FQM-322; “Programa Operativo de Crecimiento Inteligente” FEDER 2014-2020 (Ref. ESFRI-2017-IAC-12), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 15% co-financed by Consejería de Economía, Industria, Comercio y Conocimiento del Gobierno de Canarias; the “CERCA” program and the grants 2021SGR00426 and 2021SGR00679, all funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya; and the European Union’s “Horizon 2020” GA:824064 and NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1). This research used the computing and storage resources provided by the Port d’Informació Científica (PIC) data center. State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland; The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreements No 262053 and No 317446; This project is receiving funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programs under agreement No 676134; ESCAPE - The European Science Cluster of Astronomy & Particle Physics ESFRI Research Infrastructures has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 824064. Author contribution: A. Mas-Aguilar: project coordination, LST-1 Crab pulsar analysis (phaseogram, long-term light curve and SED), joint fit LST-1 and Fermi/LAT, systematic error estimation, results discussion. R. López-Coto: project coordination, LST-1 data analysis, Crab pulsar analysis (phaseogram), cross-check on spectral analysis, results discussion. M. López-Moya: project coordination, Fermi/LAT analysis of the Crab pulsar, results discussion. L. Gavira: LST-1 spectral analysis cross-check, study of systematic errors. All corresponding authors have participated in the paper drafting and edition. The rest of the authors have contributed in one or several of the following ways: design,construction, maintenance and operation of the instrument(s) used to acquire the data; preparation and/or evaluation of the observation proposals; data acquisition, processing, calibration and/or reduction; production of analysis tools and/or related MC simulations; discussion and approval of the contents of the draft.
