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most citedExpanding molecular bubble surrounding Tycho's supernova remnant (SN 1572) observed with IRAM 30 m telescope: evidence for a single-degenerate progenitor

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astro-ph.HE2025

Absence of Radio Emission Reveals an Exceptionally Weak Explosion of the Putative Historical Supernova Pa 30

Yi-xuan Shao, Ping Zhou, Xiao Zhang +7

We present the first deep radio continuum observations of Pa 30, a nebula hosting a unique optical source driven by an ultrafast outflow with a velocity of 16,000 km s. The…

astro-ph.HE2025

GeV Gamma-Rays from Molecular Clouds Illuminated by Particles Diffusing from the Adjacent Supernova Remnant G335.2+0.1 Confined in an Expanding Bubble

Chen Huang, Xiao Zhang, Yang Chen +3

We report the detection of GeV gamma-ray emission likely associated with supernova remnant (SNR) G335.2+0.1 and the finding of a molecular cloud (-- in angular s…

astro-ph.HE2025

Modeling the Saddle-like GeV-TeV Spectrum of HESS J1809-193: -Rays Arising from Reverse-Shocked Pulsar Wind Nebula?

Jiaxu Sun, Yang Chen, Yiwei Bao +2

Evolution of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) could be expected to leave imprints in -rays. We suggest that intriguing GeV-TeV spectral energy distribution (SED) of HESS J1809193 a…

astro-ph.HE2025

Expanding Molecular Shell and Possible γ-ray Source Associated with Supernova Remnant Kesteven 67

Yun-Zhi Shen, Yang Chen, Xiao Zhang +4

We investigate the molecular environment of the supernova remnant (SNR) Kesteven 67 (G18.8+0.3) using observations in CO, CO, HCO,and HCN lines and possible assoc…

astro-ph.HE2024

Search for GeV gamma-ray emission from the possible TeV-bright red dwarfs with Fermi-LAT

Chen Huang, Xiao Zhang, Yang Chen +1

Red dwarfs have been suggested to be among the possible astrophysical species accelerating particles and emitting TeV -rays. As an effort to search for the GeV -ray counterpa…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 5 cited

Molecular environment of the thermal composite supernova remnant G352.70.1

Qian-Qian Zhang, Ping Zhou, Yang Chen +5

Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) play an important role in our understanding of supernovae and their feedback on the interstellar environment. SNR G352.70.1 is special for its…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 6 cited

4FGL J1844.4-0306: high-energy emission likely from the supernova remnant G29.37+0.1

D. Zheng, Z. Wang, X. Zhang +2

Very-high-energy (VHE) observations have revealed approximately 100 TeV sources in our Galaxy, and a significant fraction of them are under investigation for understanding their or…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 6 cited

A Study of GeV Gamma-ray Emission toward Supernova Remnant G51.26+0.11 and Its Molecular Environment

Wen-Juan Zhong, Xiao Zhang, Yang Chen +1

We reanalyze the Fermi-LAT GeV -ray emission in the region of supernova remnant (SNR) G51.26+0.11 and investigate its interstellar molecular environment with the CO-line data. A…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 8 cited

GeV Gamma-ray Emission and Molecular Clouds towards Supernova Remnant G35.60.4 and the TeV Source HESS J1858+020

Xiao Zhang, Yang Chen, Fa-xiang Zheng +3

It is difficult to distinguish hadronic process from the leptonic one in -ray observation, which is however crucial in revealing the origin of cosmic rays. As an endeavor in the…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 7 cited

High-energy studies of the 3HWC J1954+286 region: likely Gamma-ray detection of the supernova remnant G65.1+0.6

Y. Xing, D. Zheng, Z. Wang +3

We carry out high-energy studies of the region of the Galactic TeV source 3HWC J1954+286, whose location coincides with those of PSR~J1954+2836 and supernova remnant (SNR) G65.1+0.…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 2 cited

A Possible Gamma-Ray Enhancement Event in Tycho's Supernova Remnant

Yi Xing, Zhongxiang Wang, Xiao Zhang +1

We report a possible -ray enhancement event detected from Tycho's supernova remnant (SNR), the outcome of a type Ia supernova explosion that occurred in year 1572. The event las…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 17 cited

Modeling the broadest spectral band of the Crab nebula and constraining the ions acceleration efficiency

Xiao Zhang, Yang Chen, Jing Huang +1

Although it is widely accepted that the electromagnetic spectrum from radio to very-high-energy -rays of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) originates from leptons, there is still an op…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 12 cited

A Small-Scale Investigation of Molecular Emission toward the Tip of the Western Lobe of W50/SS433

Qian-Cheng Liu, Yang Chen, Ping Zhou +2

We perform a molecular (CO and CN) line observation using IRAM 30m telescope toward two small regions near the western edge of supernova remnant (SNR) W50/SS433. CO observation rev…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 13 cited

Electron Acceleration in Middle-age Shell-type -Ray Supernova Remnants

Xiao Zhang, Siming Liu

Over the past decade, -ray observations of supernova remnants (SNRs) and accurate cosmic-ray (CR) spectral measurements have significantly advanced our understanding of particle…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 12 cited

Fermi LAT detection of the supernova remnant SN 1006 revisited: the south-west limb

Yi Xing, Zhongxiang Wang, Xiao Zhang +1

The data from the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have recently been updated. We thus re-analyze the LAT data for the supernova remnant (SNR)…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 14 cited

Is Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A a PeVatron?

Xiao Zhang, Siming Liu

Cassiopeia A, a well-observed young core-collapse supernova remnant (SNR), is considered as one of the best candidates for studying very high-energy particle acceleration up to PeV…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 20 cited

FERMI observation of the jets of the microquasar SS433

Yi Xing, Zhongxiang Wang, Xiao Zhang +2

We report our analysis of the data obtained with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi) for the SS 433/W50 region. The total data length…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 17 cited

NuSTAR Detection of a Hard X-ray Source in the Supernova Remnant - Molecular Cloud Interaction Site of IC 443

Shuo Zhang, Xiaping Tang, Xiao Zhang +10

We report on a broadband study of a complex X-ray source (1SAX J0618.0+2227) associated with the interaction site of the supernova remnant (SNR) IC 443 and ambient molecular cloud…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 9 cited

A Study of Fermi-LAT GeV gamma-ray Emission towards the Magnetar-harboring Supernova Remnant Kesteven 73 and Its Molecular Environment

Bing Liu, Yang Chen, Xiao Zhang +5

We report our independent GeV gamma-ray study of the young shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) Kes 73 which harbors a central magnetar, and CO-line millimeter observations toward th…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 16 cited

Expectation on Observation of Supernova Remnants with the LHAASO Project

Ye Liu, Zhen Cao, Songzhan Chen +7

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are believed to be the most important acceleration sites for cosmic rays (CRs) below eV in the Galaxy. High energy photons, either directly…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 62 cited

Expanding molecular bubble surrounding Tycho's supernova remnant (SN 1572) observed with IRAM 30 m telescope: evidence for a single-degenerate progenitor

Ping Zhou, Yang Chen, Zhi-Yu Zhang +4

Whether the progenitors of SNe Ia are single-degenerate or double-degenerate white dwarf (WD) systems is a highly debated topic. To address the origin of the Type Ia Tycho's supern…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 28 cited

The Likely Fermi detection of the supernova remnant SN 1006

Yi Xing, Zhongxiang Wang, Xiao Zhang +1

We report the likely detection of gamma-ray emission from the northeast shell region of the historical supernova remnant (SNR) SN 1006. Having analyzed 7 years of Fermi LAT Pass 8…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 10 cited

The role of the diffusive protons in the gamma-ray emission of supernova remnant RX J1713.73946 --- a two-zone model

Xiao Zhang, Yang Chen

RX~J1713.73946 is a prototype in the -ray-bright supernova remnants (SNRs) and is in continuing debates on its hadronic versus leptonic origin of the -ray emission. We exp…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 20 cited

GeV γ-ray Emission Detected by Fermi-LAT Probably Associated with the Thermal Composite Supernova Remnant Kesteven 41 in a Molecular Environment

Bing Liu, Yang Chen, Xiao Zhang +3

Hadron emission from supernova remnant (SNR)-molecular cloud (MC) association systems has been widely regarded as a probe of the shock-accelerated cosmic-ray protons. Here, we repo…