Self-consistent interpretations of the multi-wavelength gamma-ray spectrum of LHAASO J0621+3755

Abstract

LHAASO J0621+3755 is a TeV gamma-ray halo newly identified by LHAASO-KM2A. It is likely to be generated by electrons trapped in a slow-diffusion zone around PSR J0622+3749 through inverse Compton scattering. When the gamma-ray spectrum of LHAASO-KM2A is fitted, the GeV fluxes derived by the commonly used one-zone normal diffusion model for electron propagation are significantly higher than the upper limits (ULs) of Fermi-LAT. In this work, we respectively adopt the one-zone superdiffusion and two-zone normal diffusion models to solve this conflict. For the superdiffusion scenario, we find that a model with superdiffusion index α1.2 can meet the constraints of Fermi-LAT observation. For the two-zone diffusion scenario, the size of the slow-diffusion zone is required to be smaller than 50 pc, which is consistent with theoretical expectations. Future precise measurements of the Geminga halo may further distinguish between these two scenarios for the electron propagation in pulsar halos.

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