Prospects for Galactic transient sources detection with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Discussion timeslot (ZOOM-Meeting): 14. July 2021 - 18:00
ZOOM-Meeting URL: https://desy.zoom.us/j/98542982538
ZOOM-Meeting ID: 98542982538
ZOOM-Meeting Passcode: ICRC2021
Corresponding Session: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/channel/47-The-central-engines-of-fast-transients-Gamma-Ray-Bursts-and-Fast-Radio-Bursts-GAD-GAI-MM/112
Live-Stream URL: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/livestream/Discussion-04/5

Abstract:
Several types of Galactic sources, like magnetars, microquasars, novae or pulsar wind nebulae flares, display transient emission in the X-ray band. Some of these sources have also shown emission at MeV and even at few GeV energies, although none of these Galactic transients have ever been detected in the very-high-energy (VHE, E larger 100 GeV) regime by any Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT).xa0The Galactic Transient task force inside the Transient Working group of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Consortium investigates the chances of detecting the VHE counterpart of these sources and the prospects for studying them with Target of Opportunity (ToO) observations. In this contribution, we will show some of the results exploring the capabilities of CTA to detect and observe Galactic transients assuming different array configurations and observing strategies.'

Authors: Alicia López-Oramas | Andrea Bulgarelli | Sylvain Chaty | Masha Chernyakova | Roman Gnatyk | Bohdan Hnatyk | Dimitrios Kantzas | Sera Markoff | Samuel McKeague | Sandro Mereghetti | Enrique Mestre | Ambra Di Piano | Giovanni Piano | Patrizia Romano | Iftach Sadeh | Olga Sergijenko | Lara Sidoli | Emma de Ona Wilhelmi | for the CTA Consortium
Collaboration: CTA

Indico-ID: 224
Proceeding URL: https://pos.sissa.it/395/784