SEARCH FOR TeV GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM POINT-LIKE SOURCES IN THE INNER GALACTIC PLANE WITH A PARTIAL CONFIGURATION OF THE HAWC OBSERVATORY
Por:
Abeysekara, A. U., Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Alvarez, J. D., Arceo, R., Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C., Solares, H. A. Ayala, Barber, A. S., Baughman, B. M., Bautista-Elivar, N., Becerril Reyes, A. D., Belmont, E., BenZvi, S. Y., Bernal, A., Braun, J., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistran, T., Carraminana, A., Casanova, S., Castillo, M., Cotti, U., Cotzomi, J., de Leon, S. Coutino, de la Fuente, E., De Leon, C., DeYoung, T., Diaz Hernandez, R., Dingus, B. L., DuVernois, M. A., Ellsworth, R. W., Enriquez-Rivera, O., Fiorino, D. W., Fraija, N., Garfias, F., Gonzalez, M. M., Goodman, J. A., Gussert, M., Hampel-Arias, Z., Harding, J. P., Hernandez, S., Huentemeyer, P., Hui, C. M., Imran, A., Iriarte, A., Karn, P., Kieda, D., Lara, A., Lauer, R. J., Lee, W. H., Lennarz, D., Leon Vargas, H., Linnemann, J. T., Longo, M., Luis Raya, G., Malone, K., Marinelli, A., Marinelli, S. S., Martinez, H., Martinez, O., Martinez-Castro, J., Matthews, J. A., Miranda-Romagnoli, P., Moreno, E., Mostafa, M., Nellen, L., Newbold, M., Noriega-Papaqui, R., Patricelli, B., Pelayo, R., Perez-Perez, E. G., Pretz, J., Ren, Z., Riviere, C., Rosa-Gonzalez, D., Salazar, H., Salesa Greus, F., Sandoval, A., Schneider, M., Sinnis, G., Smith, A. J., Sparks Woodle, K., Springer, R. W., Taboada, I., Tibolla, O., Tollefson, K., Torres, I., Ukwatta, T. N., Villasenor, L., Vrabel, K., Weisgarber, T., Westerhoff, S., Wisher, I. G., Wood, J., Yapici, T., Yodh, G. B., Younk, P. W., Zaborov, D., Zepeda, A., Zhou, H., HAWC Collaboration
Publicada:
20 ene 2016
Resumen:
A survey of the inner Galaxy region of Galactic longitude l is an
element of [+15 degrees, + 50 degrees] and latitude b is an element
of[-4 degrees, + 4 degrees] is performed using one-third of the High
Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory, operated during its construction
phase. To address the ambiguities arising from unresolved sources in the
data, we use a maximum likelihood technique to identify point source
candidates. Ten sources and candidate sources are identified in this
analysis. Eight of these are associated with known TeV sources but not
all have differential fluxes that are compatible with previous
measurements. Three sources are detected with significances >5 sigma
after accounting for statistical trials, and are associated with known
TeV sources.
Filiaciones:
Abeysekara, A. U.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Alfaro, R.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Alvarez, C.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Alvarez, J. D.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Arceo, R.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Solares, H. A. Ayala:
Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
Barber, A. S.:
Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Baughman, B. M.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Bautista-Elivar, N.:
Univ Politecn Pachuca, Municipio De Zempoala, Hidalgo, Mexico
Becerril Reyes, A. D.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Belmont, E.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
BenZvi, S. Y.:
Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Bernal, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Braun, J.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Caballero-Mora, K. S.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Capistran, T.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Carraminana, A.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Casanova, S.:
Polskiej Akad Nauk, Inst Fizyki Jadrowej Henryka Niewodniczanskie, IFJ PAN, Krakow, Poland
Castillo, M.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Cotti, U.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Cotzomi, J.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Ciudad Univ, Puebla, Mexico
de Leon, S. Coutino:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
de la Fuente, E.:
Univ Guadalajara, Ctr Univ Ciencias Exactas & Ingn, Dept Fis, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco, Mexico
De Leon, C.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
DeYoung, T.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Diaz Hernandez, R.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Dingus, B. L.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
DuVernois, M. A.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Ellsworth, R. W.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
George Mason Univ, Sch Phys Astron & Computat Sci, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
Enriquez-Rivera, O.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Fiorino, D. W.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Fraija, N.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Garfias, F.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Gonzalez, M. M.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Goodman, J. A.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Gussert, M.:
Colorado State Univ, Dept Phys, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
Hampel-Arias, Z.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Harding, J. P.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Hernandez, S.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Huentemeyer, P.:
Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
Hui, C. M.:
Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
NASA Marshall Space Flight Ctr, Huntsville, AL USA
Imran, A.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
AdRoll Inc, San Francisco, CA USA
Iriarte, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Karn, P.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Phys & Astron, Irvine, CA USA
Kieda, D.:
Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Lara, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Lauer, R. J.:
Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
Lee, W. H.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Lennarz, D.:
Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Georgia Inst Technol, Ctr Relativist Astrophys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Leon Vargas, H.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Linnemann, J. T.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Longo, M.:
Colorado State Univ, Dept Phys, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
Luis Raya, G.:
Univ Politecn Pachuca, Municipio De Zempoala, Hidalgo, Mexico
Malone, K.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Marinelli, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Marinelli, S. S.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Martinez, H.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Martinez, O.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Ciudad Univ, Puebla, Mexico
Martinez-Castro, J.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Computac, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Matthews, J. A.:
Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
Miranda-Romagnoli, P.:
Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Moreno, E.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Ciudad Univ, Puebla, Mexico
Mostafa, M.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Nellen, L.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ciencias Nucl, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Newbold, M.:
Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Noriega-Papaqui, R.:
Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Patricelli, B.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Pelayo, R.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Computac, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Perez-Perez, E. G.:
Univ Politecn Pachuca, Municipio De Zempoala, Hidalgo, Mexico
Pretz, J.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Ren, Z.:
Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
Riviere, C.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Rosa-Gonzalez, D.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Salazar, H.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Ciudad Univ, Puebla, Mexico
Salesa Greus, F.:
Polskiej Akad Nauk, Inst Fizyki Jadrowej Henryka Niewodniczanskie, IFJ PAN, Krakow, Poland
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Computac, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Sandoval, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Schneider, M.:
Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Inst Particle Phys, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
Sinnis, G.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Smith, A. J.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Sparks Woodle, K.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Springer, R. W.:
Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Taboada, I.:
Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Georgia Inst Technol, Ctr Relativist Astrophys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Tibolla, O.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Tollefson, K.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Torres, I.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Ukwatta, T. N.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Villasenor, L.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Vrabel, K.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Weisgarber, T.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Westerhoff, S.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Wisher, I. G.:
Univ Wisconsin, WIPAC, Madison, WI USA
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Wood, J.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Yapici, T.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Yodh, G. B.:
Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Phys & Astron, Irvine, CA USA
Younk, P. W.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Zaborov, D.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Ecole Polytech, CNRS, LLR, IN2P3, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
Zepeda, A.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Zhou, H.:
Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
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