Abstract

ABSTRACT LHAASO J1908+0621 has recently been detected as a source emitting γ-rays with energies above 100 TeV, and multiband observations show that a break around 1 TeV appears in the γ-ray spectrum. We have reanalysed the GeV γ-ray properties of the 100-TeV source using 14 years of data recorded by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT). The spectrum in the energy range range 30–500 GeV has an index of 1.50 ± 0.26, which is much smaller than that detected in TeV γ-rays. Additionally, the radiation properties of this source are investigated based on a one-zone time-dependent model. In the model, LHAASO J1908+0621 is associated with a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by the pulsar PSR J1907 + 0602. High-energy particles composed of electrons and positrons are injected into the nebula. Multiband non-thermal emission is produced via synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton scattering (ICS). Taking the effect of radiative energy losses and adiabatic cooling into account, the spectral energy distribution from a model with a broken power law for the distribution of the injected particles can explain the fluxes detected in the γ-ray bands. The results support the idea that LHAASO J1908 + 0621 originates from the PWN powered by PSR J1907 + 0602, and γ-rays with energy above 100 TeV are produced by electrons/positrons in the nebula via ICS.

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