Gamma-ray observations of MAXI J1820+070 during the 2018 outburst

DOI: 
10.1093/mnras/stac2686
Publication date: 
08/09/2022
Main author: 
Abe, H.
IAA authors: 
Bernardos, M.
Authors: 
Abe, H.;Abe, S.;Acciari, V. A.;Aniello, T.;Ansoldi, S.;Antonelli, L. A.;Engels, A. Arbet;Arcaro, C.;Artero, M.;Asano, K.;Baack, D.;Babić, A.;Baquero, A.;Barres de Almeida, U.;Barrio, J. A.;Batković, I.;Baxter, J.;Becerra González, J.;Bednarek, W.;Bernardini, E.;Bernardos, M.;Berti, A.;Besenrieder, J.;Bhattacharyya, W.;Bigongiari, C.;Biland, A.;Blanch, O.;Bonnoli, G.;Bošnjak, Ž.;Burelli, I.;Busetto, G.;Carosi, R.;Carretero-Castrillo, M.;Ceribella, G.;Chai, Y.;Chilingarian, A.;Cikota, S.;Colombo, E.;Contreras, J. L.;Cortina, J.;Covino, S.;D'Amico, G.;D'Elia, V.;Da Vela, P.;Dazzi, F.;De Angelis, A.;De Lotto, B.;Del Popolo, A.;Delfino, M.;Delgado, J.;Delgado Mendez, C.;Depaoli, D.;Di Pierro, F.;Di Venere, L.;Dominis Prester, D.;Donini, A.;Dorner, D.;Doro, M.;Elsaesser, D.;Emery, G.;Fallah Ramazani, V.;Fariña, L.;Fattorini, A.;Font, L.;Fruck, C.;Fukami, S.;Fukazawa, Y.;García López, R. J.;Garczarczyk, M.;Gasparyan, S.;Gaug, M.;Giesbrecht Paiva, J. G.;Giglietto, N.;Giordano, F.;Gliwny, P.;Godinović, N.;Grau, R.;Green, D.;Green, J. G.;Hadasch, D.;Hahn, A.;Hassan, T.;Heckmann, L.;Herrera, J.;Hoang, J.;Hrupec, D.;Hütten, M.;Imazawa, R.;Inada, T.;Iotov, R.;Ishio, K.;Jiménez Martínez, I.;Jormanainen, J.;Kerszberg, D.;Kobayashi, Y.;Kubo, H.;Kushida, J.;Lamastra, A.;Lelas, D.;Leone, F.;Lindfors, E.;Linhoff, L.;Lombardi, S.;Longo, F.;López-Coto, R.;López-Moya, M.;López-Oramas, A.;Loporchio, S.;Lorini, A.;Lyard, E.;Machado de Oliveira Fraga, B.;Majumdar, P.;Makariev, M.;Maneva, G.;Mang, N.;Manganaro, M.;Mangano, S.;Mannheim, K.;Mariotti, M.;Martínez, M.;Mas Aguilar, A.;Mazin, D.;Menchiari, S.;Mender, S.;Mićanović, S.;Miceli, D.;Miener, T.;Miranda, J. M.;Mirzoyan, R.;Molina, E.;Mondal, H. A.;Moralejo, A.;Morcuende, D.;Moreno, V.;Nakamori, T.;Nanci, C.;Nava, L.;Neustroev, V.;Rosillo, M. Nievas;Nigro, C.;Nilsson, K.;Nishijima, K.;Ekoume, T. Njoh;Noda, K.;Nozaki, S.;Ohtani, Y.;Oka, T.;Okumura, A.;Otero-Santos, J.;Paiano, S.;Palatiello, M.;Paneque, D.;Paoletti, R.;Paredes, J. M.;Pavletić, L.;Persic, M.;Pihet, M.;Pirola, G.;Podobnik, F.;Moroni, P. G. Prada;Prandini, E.;Principe, G.;Priyadarshi, C.;Puljak, I.;Rhode, W.;Ribó, M.;Rico, J.;Righi, C.;Rugliancich, A.;Sahakyan, N.;Saito, T.;Sakurai, S.;Satalecka, K.;Saturni, F. G.;Schleicher, B.;Schmidt, K.;Schmuckermaier, F.;Schubert, J. L.;Schweizer, T.;Sitarek, J.;Sliusar, V.;Sobczynska, D.;Spolon, A.;Stamerra, A.;Strišković, J.;Strom, D.;Strzys, M.;Suda, Y.;Surić, T.;Tajima, H.;Takahashi, M.;Takeishi, R.;Tavecchio, F.;Temnikov, P.;Terauchi, K.;Terzić, T.;Teshima, M.;Tosti, L.;Truzzi, S.;Tutone, A.;Ubach, S.;van Scherpenberg, J.;Acosta, M. Vazquez;Ventura, S.;Verguilov, V.;Viale, I.;Vigorito, C. F.;Vitale, V.;Vovk, I.;Walter, R.;Will, M.;Wunderlich, C.;Yamamoto, T.;Zarić, D.;Abdalla, H.;Aharonian, F.;Benkhali, F. Ait;Angüner, E. O.;Ashkar, H.;Backes, M.;Baghmanyan, V.;Martins, V. Barbosa;Batzofin, R.;Becherini, Y.;Berge, D.;Bernlöhr, K.;Böttcher, M.;Boisson, C.;Bolmont, J.;de Lavergne, M. de Bony;Bradascio, F.;Breuhaus, M.;Brose, R.;Brun, F.;Bulik, T.;Bylund, T.;Cangemi, F.;Caroff, S.;Casanova, S.;Cerruti, M.;Chand, T.;Chandra, S.;Chen, A.;Chibueze, O. U.;Cotter, G.;Cristofari, P.;Mbarubucyeye, J. Damascene;Devin, J.;Djannati-Ataï, A.;Dmytriiev, A.;Egberts, K.;Ernenwein, J. -P.;Fiasson, A.;de Clairfontaine, G. Fichet;Fontaine, G.;Füßling, M.;Funk, S.;Gabici, S.;Ghafourizadeh, S.;Giavitto, G.;Glawion, D.;Glicenstein, J. F.;Goswami, P.;Grolleron, G.;Hinton, J. A.;Hörbe, M.;Hoischen, C.;Holch, T. L.;Holler, M.;Horns, D.;Huang, Zhiqiu;Jamrozy, M.;Jankowsky, F.;Joshi, V.;Jung-Richardt, I.;Kasai, E.;Katarzyński, K.;Katz, U.;Khélifi, B.;Kluźniak, W.;Komin, Nu;Kosack, K.;Kostunin, D.;Lang, R. G.;Le Stum, S.;Lemière, A.;Lemoine-Goumard, M.;Lenain, J. -P.;Leuschner, F.;Lohse, T.;Luashvili, A.;Lypova, I.;Mackey, J.;Majumdar, J.;Malyshev, D.;Malyshev, D.;Marandon, V.;Marchegiani, P.;Martí-Devesa, G.;Marx, R.;Maurin, G.;Meyer, M.;Mitchell, A.;Moderski, R.;Mohrmann, L.;Montanari, A.;Moulin, E.;Muller, J.;Murach, T.;Nakashima, K.;de Naurois, M.;Nayerhoda, A.;Niemiec, J.;Priyana Noel, A.;O'Brien, P.;Ohm, S.;Olivera-Nieto, L.;de Ona Wilhelmi, E.;Ostrowski, M.;Panny, S.;Panter, M.;Parsons, R. D.;Poireau, V.;Prokhorov, D. A.;Prokoph, H.;Pühlhofer, G.;Punch, M.;Quirrenbach, A.;Reichherzer, P.;Reimer, A.;Reimer, O.;Renaud, M.;Rieger, F.;Rowell, G.;Rudak, B.;Rueda Ricarte, H.;Ruiz-Velasco, E.;Sahakian, V.;Salzmann, H.;Santangelo, A.;Sasaki, M.;Schäfer, J.;Schüssler, F.;Schutte, H. M.;Schwanke, U.;Shapopi, J. N. S.;Sol, H.;Specovius, A.;Spencer, S.;Stawarz, Ł.;Steenkamp, R.;Steinmassl, S.;Steppa, C.;Sushch, I.;Suzuki, H.;Takahashi, T.;Tanaka, T.;Thorpe-Morgan, C.;Tluczykont, M.;Tomankova, L.;Tsuji, N.;Uchiyama, Y.;van Eldik, C.;van Soelen, B.;Vecchi, M.;Veh, J.;Venter, C.;Vink, J.;Wagner, S. J.;White, R.;Wierzcholska, A.;Wong, Yu Wun;Yusafzai, A.;Zacharias, M.;Zanin, R.;Zargaryan, D.;Zdziarski, A. A.;Zech, A.;Zhu, S. J.;Zouari, S.;Acharyya, N. Żywucka A.;Adams, C. B.;Batista, P.;Benbow, W.;Capasso, M.;Christiansen, J. L.;Chromey, A. J.;Errando, M.;Falcone, A.;Feng, Q.;Finley, J. P.;Foote, G. M.;Fortson, L.;Furniss, A.;Gent, A.;Hanlon, W. F.;Hervet, O.;Holder, J.;Hona, B.;Humensky, T. B.;Jin, W.;Kaaret, P.;Kertzman, M.;Kherlakian, M.;Kleiner, T. K.;Kumar, S.;Lang, M. J.;Lundy, M.;Maier, G.;McGrath, C. E.;Millis, J.;Moriarty, P.;Mukherjee, R.;O'Brien, S.;Ong, R. A.;Park, N.;Patel, S. R.;Pfrang, K.;Pohl, M.;Pueschel, E.;Quinn, J.;Ragan, K.;Reynolds, P. T.;Ribeiro, D.;Roache, E.;Ryan, J. L.;Sadeh, I.;Saha, L.;Santander, M.;Sembroski, G. H.;Shang, R.;Splettstoesser, M.;Tak, D.;Tucci, J. V.;Weinstein, A.;Williams, D. A.;Williamson, T. J.;Bosch-Ramon, V.;Celma, C.;Linares, M.;Russell, D. M.;Sala, G.
Journal: 
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publication type: 
Article
Pages: 
4736-4751
Abstract: 
MAXI J1820+070 is a low-mass X-ray binary with a black hole as a compact object. This binary underwent an exceptionally bright X-ray outburst from March to October 2018, showing evidence of a non-thermal particle population through its radio emission during this whole period. The combined results of 59.5 hours of observations of the MAXI J1820+070 outburst with the H.E.S.S., MAGIC and VERITAS experiments at energies above 200 GeV are presented, together with Fermi-LAT data between 0.1 and 500 GeV, and multiwavelength observations from radio to X-rays. Gamma-ray emission is not detected from MAXI J1820+070, but the obtained upper limits and the multiwavelength data allow us to put meaningful constraints on the source properties under reasonable assumptions regarding the non-thermal particle population and the jet synchrotron spectrum. In particular, it is possible to show that, if a high-energy gamma-ray emitting region is present during the hard state of the source, its predicted flux should be at most a factor of 20 below the obtained Fermi-LAT upper limits, especially for magnetic fields significantly below equipartition. During the state transitions, under the plausible assumption that electrons are accelerated up to ~500 GeV, the multiwavelength data and the gamma-ray upper limits lead consistently to the conclusion that a potential high-energy and very-high-energy gamma-ray emitting region should be located at a distance from the black hole ranging between 10<SUP>11</SUP> and 10<SUP>13</SUP> cm. Similar outbursts from low-mass X-ray binaries might be detectable in the near future with upcoming instruments such as CTA.
Database: 
ADS
SCOPUS
URL: 
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022MNRAS.517.4736A/abstract
ADS Bibcode: 
2022MNRAS.517.4736A
Keywords: 
stars: individual: MAXI J1820+070;gamma rays: general;stars: black holes;X-rays: binaries;Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena