Is HESS J1912+101 associated with an old Supernova Remnant?

Abstract

HESS J1912+101 is a shell-like TeV source that has no clear counterpart in multiwavelength. Using CO and H i data, we reveal that VLSR~+60 km/s molecular clouds (MCs), together with shocked molecular gas and high-velocity neutral atomic shells, are concentrated toward HESS J1912+101. The prominent wing profiles up to VLSR~+80 km/s seen in 12CO (J=1-0 and J=3-2) data, as well as the high-velocity expanding H i shells up to VLSR~ +100 km/s, exhibit striking redshifted-broadening relative to the quiescent gas. These features provide compelling evidences for large-scale perturbation in the region. We argue that the shocked MCs and the high-velocity Hi shells may originate from an old supernova remnant (SNR). The distance to the SNR is estimated to be ~4.1 kpc based on the Hi self-absorption method, which leads to a physical radius of 29.0 pc for the ~(0.7-2.0)x10e5 years old remnant with an expansion velocity of >40 km/s. The +60 km/s MCs and the disturbed gas are indeed found to coincide with the bright TeV emission, supporting the physical association between them. Naturally, the shell-like TeV emission comes from the decay of neutral pions produced by interactions between the accelerated hadrons from the SNR and the surrounding high-density molecular gas.

17 pages, 6 figures and 2 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ

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