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Proposal ID 065162
Title HESS J1507-622: an unique unidentified source off the Galactic Plane
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yja9jsg
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Omar Tibolla
Abstract Galactic VHE gamma-ray sources in the inner Galaxy H.E.S.S. survey clusterwithin 1 deg in latitude around the Galactic plane. HESS J1507-622 instead isunique, since located at latitude of -3.5 degrees. No plausible counterpartshave been detected; and, given its position and hence the absorption almost oneorder of magnitude lower, it is very surprising to not see any counterpartsespecially at X-rays. Its latitude implies that it is either within about 1 kpcor is located well off the Galactic plane. The models reflect the uniqueness ofthis object: a leptonic scenario would locate the source at very large distan-ces, while it would be very close in hadronic scenarios. The high sensitivity ofXMM-Newton will shed light on the nature of this mysterious source.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2011-03-02T12:54:14Z/2011-03-02T23:50:39Z
Version 17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published 2012-03-16T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "unidentified source", "survey cluster", "magnitude lower", "galactic plane", "hadronic scenarios", "xmm newton", "latitude implies", "XMM-Newton", "hess j1507 622", "shed light", "counterparts especially", "leptonic scenario", "distan ces", "XMM", "inner galaxy", "HESS", "models reflect"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Omar Tibolla, 2012, 'HESS J1507-622: an unique unidentified source off the Galactic Plane', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yja9jsg