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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The H.E.S.S. Galactic plane survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 612, Article A1, Year 2018
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We present the results of the most comprehensive survey of the Galactic plane in very high-energy (VHE) -rays, including a public release of Galactic sky maps, a catalog of VHE sources, and the discovery of 16 new sources of VHE -rays. The High Energy Spectroscopic System (H.E.S.S.) Galactic plane survey (HGPS) was a decade-long observation program carried out by the H.E.S.S. I array of Cherenkov telescopes in Namibia from 2004 to 2013. The observations amount to nearly 2700 h of quality-selected data, covering the Galactic plane at longitudes from l = 250° to 65° and latitudes |b| ≤ 3°. In addition to the unprecedented spatial coverage, the HGPS also features a relatively high angular resolution (0:08° ≈ 5 arcmin mean point spread function 68% containment radius), sensitivity (<1:5% Crab flux for point-like sources), and energy range (0.2-100 TeV). We constructed a catalog of VHE λ-ray sources from the HGPS data set with a systematic procedure for both source detection and characterization of morphology and spectrum. We present this likelihood-based method in detail, including the introduction of a model component to account for unresolved, large-scale emission along the Galactic plane. In total, the resulting HGPS catalog contains 78 VHE sources, of which 14 are not reanalyzed here, for example, due to their complex morphology, namely shell-like sources and the Galactic center region. Where possible, we provide a firm identification of the VHE source or plausible associations with sources in other astronomical catalogs. We also studied the characteristics of the VHE sources with source parameter distributions. 16 new sources were previously unknown or unpublished, and we individually discuss their identifications or possible associations. We firmly identified 31 sources as pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), supernova remnants (SNRs), composite SNRs, or gamma-ray binaries. Among the 47 sources not yet identified, most of them (36) have possible associations with cataloged objects, notably PWNe and energetic pulsars that could power VHE PWNe. © ESO 2018.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdalla, Hassan
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Abramowski, Attila
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Aharonian, F. A.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Ireland, Dublin
Institiúid Ard-lénn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Armenia, Yerevan
National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Ait Benkhali, F.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan
Poland, Krakow
Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Arakawa, Masanori
Japan, Tokyo
Rikkyo University
Arrieta, M.
France, Paris
Université Psl
Aubert, Pierre
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Backes, Michael
Namibia, Windhoek
University of Namibia
Balzer, Arnim
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Barnard, Monica A.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Becherini, Yvonne
Sweden, Vaxjo
Linnaeus University, Växjö
Becker-Tjus, Julia
Germany, Bochum
Ruhr-universitat Bochum
Berge, David
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Fom-institute of Subatomic Physics - Nikhef
Bernhard, Sabrina
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Bernlöhr, Konrad
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Blackwell, Rebecca
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Boettcher, M.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Boisson, Catherine
France, Paris
Université Psl
Bolmont, Julien
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Bonnefoy, Simon
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Bordas, Pol
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Bregeon, Johan
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Brun, François
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Brun, Pierre
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Bryan, Marta L.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Büchele, Matthias
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Bulk, Tomasz
Poland, Warsaw
University of Warsaw
Capasso, Massimo
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Carrigan, Svenja
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Germany, Kaiserslautern
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Caroff, Sami
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Carosi, Alessandro
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Casanova, Sabrina
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Poland, Krakow
Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Cerruti, Matteo
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Chakraborty, Nachiketa
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Chaves, Ryan C.G.
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Chen, Andrew W.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Chevalier, Jill
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Colafrancesco, Sergio
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Condon, Benjamin
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Conrad, Jan
Sweden, Stockholm
Albanova Universitetscentrum
Germany
Wallenberg Academy Fellow
Davids, Isak Delberth
Namibia, Windhoek
University of Namibia
Decock, J.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Deil, Christoph
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Devin, Justine
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
de Wilt, Phoebe
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Dirson, Ludmilla
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Djannati-Ataï, Arache
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Domainko, Wilfried F.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Donath, Axel
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Drury, L. O.C.
Ireland, Dublin
Institiúid Ard-lénn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Dutson, Kate L.
United Kingdom, Leicester
University of Leicester
Dyks, Jarosław
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Egberts, Kathrin
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Eger, Peter A.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Emery, Gabriel
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Ernenwein, Jean Pierre
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Eschbach, Stefan
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Farnier, Christian
Sweden, Vaxjo
Linnaeus University, Växjö
Sweden, Stockholm
Albanova Universitetscentrum
Fegan, Stephen J.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Fernandes, Milton Virgílio
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Fiasson, Armand
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Fontaine, Gérard
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Förster, Andreas
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Funk, Stefan
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Füssling, Matthias
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Gabici, Stefano
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Gallant, Yves A.
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Garrigoux, Tania
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Gast, Henning
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Germany, Aachen
Rheinisch-westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Gaté, Florian
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Giavitto, Gianluca
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Giebels, Berrie
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Glawion, Dorit Eisenacher
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Glicenstein, Jean François
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Gottschall, Daniel
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Grondin, Marie Hélène
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Hahn, Joachim
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Haupt, Maria
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Hawkes, Jarryd
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Heinzelmann, Götz
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Henri, Gilles
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Institut de Planétologie et D’astrophysique de Grenoble Ipag
Hermann, German
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Hinton, James A.J.A.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Hofmann, Werner
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Hoischen, Clemens
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Holch, T. L.
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Holler, Markus
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Horns, Dieter
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Ivascenko, Alex
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Iwasaki, Hiroyoshi
Japan, Tokyo
Rikkyo University
Jachołkowska, Agnieszka
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Jamrozy, Marek
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Jankowsky, David
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Jankowsky, Felix
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Jingo, Maxwell
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Jouvin, Léa
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Jung-Richardt, Ira V.
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Kastendieck, Max Anton
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Katarzyński, Krzysztof
Poland, Torun
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
Katsuragawa, Miho
Japan, Chofu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Katz, Ulrich F.
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Kerszberg, Daniel
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Khangulyan, D.
Japan, Tokyo
Rikkyo University
Khélifi, Bruno
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
King, Johannes
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Klepser, Stefan
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Klochkov, Dmitry K.
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Klužniak, Wlodzimierz
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Komin, Nukri
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Kosack, Karl
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Krakau, S.
Germany, Bochum
Ruhr-universitat Bochum
Krüger, P. P.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Laffon, Hélène
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Lamanna, Giovanni
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Lau, James C.
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Lees, Jean Pierre
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Lemière, Anne
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Lemoine-Goumard, Marianne
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Lenain, Jean Philippe
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Lohse, Thomas
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Liu, Ruoyu
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
López-Coto, Rubén
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Lypova, Iryna
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Marandon, Vincent
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Malyshev, Denys
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Marcowith, Alexandre
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Marx, Ramin
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Maurin, Guillaume T.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Maxted, Nigel I.
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Mayer, Michael
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Meintjes, Pieter J.
South Africa, Bloemfontein
University of the Free State
Meyer, Manuel S.
Sweden, Stockholm
Albanova Universitetscentrum
Mitchell, Alison M.W.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Moderski, Rafaƚ
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Mohamed, Mahmoud
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Mohrmann, Lars
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Mora, Karen Salomé Caballero
Sweden, Stockholm
Albanova Universitetscentrum
Moulin, E.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Murach, Thomas
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
de Naurois, Mathieu
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Ndiyavala, Hambeleleni
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Niemiec, Jacek
Poland, Krakow
Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
O'Brien, Paul T.
United Kingdom, Leicester
University of Leicester
Ohm, Stefan
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Ostrowski, Michałl
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Oya, Igor
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Padovani, Marco
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Panter, M.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Parsons, Robert Daniel
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Pekeur, Nikki W.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Pelletier, Guy
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Institut de Planétologie et D’astrophysique de Grenoble Ipag
Petrucci, Pierre Olivier
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Institut de Planétologie et D’astrophysique de Grenoble Ipag
Pita, Santiago
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Poireau, Vincent
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Poon, Helen
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Prokhorov, Dmitry A.
Sweden, Vaxjo
Linnaeus University, Växjö
Prokoph, Heike
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Fom-institute of Subatomic Physics - Nikhef
Pûhlhofer, Gerd
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Punch, Michael
Sweden, Vaxjo
Linnaeus University, Växjö
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Quirrenbach, Andreas
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Reimer, Anita
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Reimer, Olaf
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Renaud, Matthieu
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
De Los Reyes, Raquel R.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Rieger, Frank M.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Rowell, Gavin P.
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Rudak, Bronisław
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Safi-Harb, Samar
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Sahakian, Vardan H.
Armenia, Yerevan
National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Armenia, Yerevan
Yerevan Physics Institute
Sánchez, David A.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Santangelo, Andrea E.
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Sasaki, Manami
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Schüssler, Fabian
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Schwanke, Ullrich
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Seyffert, Albertus S.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Shafi, Nebiha
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Shilon, Idan
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Shiningayamwe, K.
Namibia, Windhoek
University of Namibia
Sol, Hélène
France, Paris
Université Psl
Spanier, Felix
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Stawarz, Łukasz
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Steenkamp, R.
Namibia, Windhoek
University of Namibia
Stegmann, Christian
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Steppa, Constantin
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Sushch, Iurii
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Takahashi, Tadayuki
Japan, Chofu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Tavernet, Jean Paul
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Terrier, Régis
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Tibaldo, Luigi
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Tluczykont, Martin
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Tuffs, Richard J.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Uchiyama, Yasunobu
Japan, Tokyo
Rikkyo University
Van Der Walt, D. J.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Van Eldik, Christopher
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
van Rensburg, Carlo
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
van Soelen, Brian V.A.N.
South Africa, Bloemfontein
University of the Free State
Vasileiadis, Georges
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Venter, C.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Viana, Aion A.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Vincent, P.
France, Paris
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies
Vink, Jacco S.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Voisin, Fabien J.
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Völk, Heinrich J.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Wadiasingh, Zorawar
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Wagner, Stefan J.
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Wagner, Philipp
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
White, Richard J.
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Wierzcholska, Alicja
Poland, Krakow
Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Wouters, Denis
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Yang, Ruizhi
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Zaborov, Dmitry N.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Zacharias, Michael
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Zanin, Roberta
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Zdziarski, Andrzej A.
Poland, Warszawa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Zech, Andreas
France, Paris
Université Psl
Z̀ywucka, Natalia
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Statistics
Citations: 198
Authors: 217
Affiliations: 42
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1051/0004-6361/201732098
ISSN:
00046361
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