The TeV gamma-ray luminosity of the Milky-Way and the contribution of H.E.S.S. unresolved sources to VHE diffuse emission

H.E.S.S. has recently completed a systematic survey of the Galactic plane in the TeV energy domain. We analyze the flux, latitude and longitude distributions of \(\gamma-\)ray sources observed by H.E.S.S. in order to infer the properties of Galactic TeV source population. We show that the total Milk...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2020-06
Main Authors: Cataldo, Maddalena, Pagliaroli, Giulia, Vecchiotti, Vittoria, Francesco Lorenzo Villante
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emission
Gamma rays
Halos
Luminosity
Pulsars
Stellar winds
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Summary:H.E.S.S. has recently completed a systematic survey of the Galactic plane in the TeV energy domain. We analyze the flux, latitude and longitude distributions of \(\gamma-\)ray sources observed by H.E.S.S. in order to infer the properties of Galactic TeV source population. We show that the total Milky-Way luminosity in the 1-100 TeV energy range is \(L_{\rm MW} = 1.7^{+0.5}_{-0.4}\times 10^{37} {\rm ergs}\,{\rm sec}^{-1}\). Evaluating the cumulative flux expected at Earth by the considered population, we show that H.E.S.S. unresolved sources provide a relevant contribution to the diffuse Galactic emission. Finally, in the hypothesis that the majority of bright sources detected by H.E.S.S. are powered by pulsar activity, like e.g. Pulsar Wind Nebulae or TeV halos, we estimate the main properties of the pulsar population.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2006.04106