Acceleration and transport of relativistic electrons in the jets of the microquasar SS 433

F Aharonian; F Ait Benkhali; J Aschersleben; H Ashkar; M Backes; V. Barbosa Martins; R Batzofin; Y Becherini; D Berge; K Bernlohr; B Bi; M Bottcher; C Boisson; J Bolmont; M de Bony de Lavergne; J Borowska; M Bouyahiaoui; M Breuhaus; R Brose; A.M Brown; F Brun; B Bruno; T Bulik; C Burger-Scheidlin; S Caroff; S Casanova; R Cecil; J Celic; M Cerruti; T Chand; S Chandra; A Chen; J Chibueze; O Chibueze; G Cotter; S Dai; J. Damascene Mbarubucyeye; A Djannati-Atai; A Dmytriiev; V Doroshenko; K Egberts; S Einecke; J.-P Ernenwein; M Filipovic; G Fontaine; S Funk; S Gabici; S Ghafourizadeh; G Giavitto; D Glawion; J.F Glicenstein; G Grolleron; L Haerer; J.A Hinton; W Hofmann; T.L Holch; M Holler; D Horns; M Jamrozy; F Jankowsky; A Jardin-Blicq; V Joshi; I Jung-Richardt; E Kasai; K Katarzynski; R Khatoon; B Khelifi; S Klepser; W Kluzniak; Nu Komin; K Kosack; D Kostunin; A Kundu; R.G Lang; S Le Stum; F Leitl; A Lemiere; J.-P Lenain; F Leuschner; T Lohse; A Luashvili; J Mackey; D Malyshev; V Marandon; P Marchegiani; A Marcowith; G Marti-Devesa; R Marx; A Mehta; A Mitchell; R Moderski; L Mohrmann; A Montanari; E Moulin; T Murach; K Nakashima; M de Naurois; J Niemiec; A. Priyana Noel; S Ohm; L Olivera-Nieto; E de Ona Wilhelmi; M Ostrowski; S Panny; M Panter; R.D Parsons; G Peron; D.A Prokhorov; G Puhlhofer; M Punch; A Quirrenbach; P Reichherzer; A Reimer; O Reimer; H Ren; M Renaud; B Reville; F Rieger; G Rowell; B Rudak; H. Rueda Ricarte; E Ruiz-Velasco; V Sahakian; H Salzmann; A Santangelo; M Sasaki; J Schafer; F Schussler; U Schwanke; J.N.S Shapopi; H Sol; A Specovius; S Spencer; Ł Stawarz; R Steenkamp; S Steinmassl; C Steppa; K Streil; I Sushch; H Suzuki; T Takahashi; T Tanaka; A.M Taylor; R Terrier; M Tsirou; N Tsuji; T Unbehaun; C van Eldik; M Vecchi; J Veh; C Venter; J Vink; T Wach; S.J Wagner; F Werner; R White; A Wierzcholska; Yu Wun Wong; M Zacharias; D Zargaryan; A.A Zdziarski; A Zech; S Zouari; N Zywucka

doi:10.1126/science.adi2048

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Acceleration and transport of relativistic electrons in the jets of the microquasar SS 433

F Aharonian, F Ait Benkhali, J Aschersleben, H Ashkar, M Backes, V. Barbosa Martins, R Batzofin, Y Becherini, D Berge, K Bernlohr, …

Science, Vol.383(6681), pp.402-406

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi2048

Abstract

SS 433 is a microquasar, a stellar binary system with collimated relativistic jets. We observed SS 433 in gamma rays using the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), finding an energy-dependent shift in the apparent position of the gamma-ray emission of the parsec-scale jets. These observations trace the energetic electron population and indicate the gamma rays are produced by inverse-Compton scattering. Modelling of the energy-dependent gamma-ray morphology constrains the location of particle acceleration and requires an abrupt deceleration of the jet flow. We infer the presence of shocks on either side of the binary system at distances of 25 to 30 parsecs and conclude that self-collimation of the precessing jets forms the shocks, which then efficiently accelerate electrons.

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Title: Acceleration and transport of relativistic electrons in the jets of the microquasar SS 433
Creators - without role: F Aharonian - Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
F Ait Benkhali
J Aschersleben - Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
H Ashkar - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
M Backes - University of Namibia
V. Barbosa Martins - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
R Batzofin - University of Potsdam
Y Becherini - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
D Berge - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
K Bernlohr - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
B Bi - University of Tübingen
M Bottcher - North-West University
C Boisson - Université Paris Cité
J Bolmont - Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies
M de Bony de Lavergne - Université Savoie Mont Blanc
J Borowska - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
M Bouyahiaoui - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
M Breuhaus - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
R Brose - Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
A.M Brown - University of Oxford
F Brun - Université Paris-Saclay
B Bruno - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
T Bulik - University of Warsaw
C Burger-Scheidlin - Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
S Caroff - Université Savoie Mont Blanc
S Casanova - Polish Academy of Sciences
R Cecil - Universität Hamburg
J Celic - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
M Cerruti - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
T Chand - North-West University
S Chandra - North-West University
A Chen - University of the Witwatersrand
J Chibueze - North-West University
O Chibueze - North-West University
G Cotter - North-West University
S Dai - Western Sydney University
J. Damascene Mbarubucyeye - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
A Djannati-Atai - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
A Dmytriiev - North-West University
V Doroshenko - University of Tübingen
K Egberts - University of Potsdam
S Einecke - University of Adelaide
J.-P Ernenwein - Aix-Marseille Université
M Filipovic - Western Sydney University
G Fontaine - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
S Funk - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
S Gabici - Université Paris Cité
S Ghafourizadeh - Heidelberg University
G Giavitto - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
D Glawion - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
J.F Glicenstein - Université Paris-Saclay
G Grolleron - Sorbonne Université
L Haerer - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
J.A Hinton - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
W Hofmann - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
T.L Holch - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
M Holler - Universität Innsbruck
D Horns - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
M Jamrozy - Jagiellonian University
F Jankowsky - Heidelberg University
A Jardin-Blicq - Laboratoire de Physique des deux infinis Bordeaux
V Joshi - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
I Jung-Richardt - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
E Kasai - University of Namibia
K Katarzynski - Nicolaus Copernicus University
R Khatoon - North-West University
B Khelifi - Université Paris Cité
S Klepser - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
W Kluzniak - Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
Nu Komin - University of the Witwatersrand
K Kosack - Université Paris-Saclay
D Kostunin - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
A Kundu - North-West University
R.G Lang - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
S Le Stum - Aix-Marseille Université
F Leitl - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
A Lemiere - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
J.-P Lenain - Université Paris Cité
F Leuschner - University of Tübingen
T Lohse - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
A Luashvili - Université Paris Cité
J Mackey - Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
D Malyshev - University of Tübingen
D Malyshev - University of Tübingen
V Marandon - Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
P Marchegiani
A Marcowith - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
G Marti-Devesa - Universität Innsbruck
R Marx - Heidelberg University
A Mehta - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
A Mitchell - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
R Moderski - Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
L Mohrmann - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
A Montanari - Heidelberg University
E Moulin - Université Paris-Saclay
T Murach - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
K Nakashima - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
M de Naurois - École Polytechnique
J Niemiec - Polish Academy of Sciences
A. Priyana Noel - Jagiellonian University
S Ohm - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
L Olivera-Nieto - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
E de Ona Wilhelmi - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
M Ostrowski - Jagiellonian University
S Panny - Universität Innsbruck
M Panter - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
R.D Parsons - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
G Peron - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
D.A Prokhorov - University of Amsterdam
G Puhlhofer - University of Tübingen
M Punch - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
A Quirrenbach - Heidelberg University
P Reichherzer - Université Paris-Saclay
A Reimer - Universität Innsbruck
O Reimer - Universität Innsbruck
H Ren - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
M Renaud - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
B Reville - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
F Rieger - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
G Rowell - University of Adelaide
B Rudak - Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
H. Rueda Ricarte - Université Paris-Saclay
E Ruiz-Velasco - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
V Sahakian - A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
H Salzmann - University of Tübingen
A Santangelo - University of Tübingen
M Sasaki - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
J Schafer - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
F Schussler - Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
U Schwanke - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
J.N.S Shapopi - University of Namibia
H Sol - Université Paris Cité
A Specovius - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
S Spencer - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Ł Stawarz
R Steenkamp - University of Namibia
S Steinmassl - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
C Steppa - University of Potsdam
K Streil - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
I Sushch - North-West University
H Suzuki - Konan University
T Takahashi - Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
T Tanaka - Konan University
A.M Taylor - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
R Terrier - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
M Tsirou - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
N Tsuji - RIKEN
T Unbehaun - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
C van Eldik - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
M Vecchi - University of Groningen
J Veh - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
C Venter - North-West University
J Vink - University of Amsterdam
T Wach - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
S.J Wagner - Heidelberg University
F Werner - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
R White - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
A Wierzcholska - Polish Academy of Sciences
Yu Wun Wong - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
M Zacharias - Heidelberg University
D Zargaryan - Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
A.A Zdziarski - Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
A Zech - Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
S Zouari - Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
N Zywucka - North-West University
Publication Details: Science, Vol.383(6681), pp.402-406
Identifiers: 9939450109311
Academic Unit: Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-04425512