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Deep observations of Kepler's SNR with H.E.S.S

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arxiv 2107.11582 v1 pith:FEGSWQ56 submitted 2021-07-24 astro-ph.HE

Dmitry Prokhorov , Jacco Vink , Rachel Simoni , Nukri Komin , Stefan Funk , Denys Malyshev , Lars Mohrmann , Stefan Ohm
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Gerd Pühlhofer Heinrich J. Völk (for the H.E.S.S. Collaboration)
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Kepler's supernova remnant (SNR) which is produced by the most recent naked-eye supernova in our Galaxy is one of the best studied SNRs, but its gamma-ray detection has eluded us so far. Observations with modern imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACT) have enlarged the knowledge about nearby SNRs with ages younger than 500 years by establishing Cassiopeia A and Tycho's SNRs as very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray sources and setting a lower limit on the distance to Kepler's SNR. This SNR is significantly more distant than the other two and expected to be one of the faintest gamma-ray sources within reach of the IACT arrays of this generation. We report strong evidence for a VHE signal from Kepler's SNR based on deep observations of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) with an exposure of 152 hours, including 122 hours accumulated in 2017-2020. We further discuss implications of this result for cosmic-ray acceleration in young SNRs.

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