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March 3, 20260 citations

Prospects for Galactic transient sources detection with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

LALopez-Oramas A.BABulgarelli A.CSChaty S.

Key Points

  • Galactic transient sources show transient emission in the X-ray band, and may also emit at MeV-GeV energies.
  • No Galactic transients detected in the very-high-energy regime by imaging air Cherenkov telescopes to date.
  • The Galactic Transient task force evaluates prospects for detection using various array configurations and strategies.
  • Understanding these emissions may reveal insights into the physical processes in extreme environments.

Abstract

Several types of Galactic sources, like magnetars, microquasars, novae or pulsar wind nebulae flares, display transient emission in the X-ray band. Some of these sources have also shown emission at MeV-GeV energies. However, none of these Galactic transients have ever been detected in the very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) regime by any Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT). The Galactic Transient task force is a part of the Transient Working group of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Consortium. The task force investigates the prospects of detecting the VHE counterpart of such sources, as well as their study following Target of Opportunity (ToO) observations. In this contribution, we will show some of the results of exploring the capabilities of CTA to detect and observe Galactic transients; we assume different array configurations and observing strategies.

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A. et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75b9ac6e9836116a23343
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