The Monster Next Door: Fermi-LAT Observations of Supernova Remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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Abstract

Supernova remnant (SNR) N132D, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, represents a unique opportunity for the study of $\gamma$-ray emission from shock accelerated cosmic rays (CRs) in another galaxy since it stands as the first and only extra-Galactic SNR detected in $\gamma$-rays. N132D is bright in the X-ray, infrared and radio bands, as well as being detected in TeV energy $\gamma$-rays, and hence, characterizing its emission in the Fermi-LAT band allows us to build a very complete picture of the properties of the system and its progenitor, and help us understand CR acceleration in SNRs.

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Authors

  • Daniel Castro

    NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA/GSFC

  • Elizabeth Hays

    NASA/GSFC

  • Fabio Acero

    Laboratoire AIM, CEA-IRFU/CNRS/Université Paris Diderot

  • Patrick Slane

    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

  • John Hughes

    Rutgers University

  • Paul Plucinsky

    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics