中国科学院云南天文台机构知识库

GeV gamma-rays detected with the large area telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray space telescope in the direction of IIB21, MSII 17-39 and G337.0-0.1 have been recently reported. The three supernova remnants (SNRs) show interactions with molecular clouds, and they are effective gamma-ray emitters as the relativistic protons accelerated by the SNR shocks inelastically colliding with the dense gas in the clouds. The origin of the observed gamma-rays for the three remnants is investigated in the scenario of the diffusive shock acceleration. In the model, a part of the SNR shock transmits into the nearby molecular clouds, and the shock velocity is greatly reduced. As a result, a shock with a relatively low Alfven Mach number is generated, and the spectra of the accelerated protons and the gamma-ray photons produced via proton-proton interaction can be obtained. The results show that the observed gamma-ray spectra for the three SNRs interacting with the molecular clouds can be reproduced. It can be concluded that the hadronic origin of the gamma-rays for the three SNRs is approved, and the ability of SNR shocks to accelerate protons is also supported.