Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構
出版者(英)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
雑誌名
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雑誌名(英)
JAXA Special Publication: The Energetic Cosmos; from Suzaku to ASTRO-H
巻
JAXA-SP-09-008E
ページ
44 - 45
発行年
2010-02-26
会議概要(会議名, 開催地, 会期, 主催者等)(英)
The 3rd Suzaku international Conference "Energetic Cosmos : from Suzaku to ASTRO-H" (June 29-July 2, 2009. Grand Park Otaru Hotel), Otaru, Hokkaido Japan
抄録(英)
We present the analysis of Suzaku observations of the young open cluster Westerlund 2, which is filled with diffuse X-ray emission. We found that the emission consists of three thermal components or two thermal and one non-thermal components. The upper limit of the energy flux of the non-thermal component is smaller than that in the TeV band observed with H.E.S.S. This may indicate that active particle acceleration has stopped in this cluster, and that the accelerated electrons have already cooled. The gamma-ray emission observed with H.E.S.S. is likely to come from high-energy protons, which hardly cool in contrast with electrons. Metal abundances of the diffuse X-ray gas may indicate the explosion of a massive star in the past. The details of this study are presented in Fujita et al. (2009a).
内容記述(英)
Meeting sponsors: The University of Tokyo, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science