H.E.S.S. observations of RX J1713.7−3946 with improved angular and spectral resolution: Evidence for gamma-ray emission extending beyond the X-ray emitting shell

H.E.S.S. phase-I observations of the plane of the Milky Way

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Table 2

Results from the radial extension measurement.

	H.E.S.S.			XMM-Newton
Region	Fit range	c	r₀	δr_1∕e	Fit range	r₀	δr_1∕e
	(degrees)	(10⁻² counts / pixel)	(degrees)	(degrees)	(degrees)	(degrees)	(degrees)
1	0.54–1.0	−3.4 ± 1.9_stat ± 2.0_sys	0.82 ± 0.02_stat	−	0.54–1.0	0.79	−
2	0.40–1.0	−1.1 ± 1.9_stat ± 2.0_sys	0.78 ± 0.03_stat	0.14 ± 0.02_stat	0.42–1.0	0.74	0.10
3	0.35–1.0	0.6 ± 1.8_stat ± 3.0_sys	0.76 ± 0.02_stat	0.11 ± 0.01_stat	0.35–1.0	0.57	0.06
4	0.43–1.0	2.2 ± 1.8_stat ± 2.0_sys	0.71 ± 0.02_stat	0.07 ± 0.01_stat	0.43–1.0	0.63	0.06
5	0.49–1.0	9.9 ± 1.6_stat ± 3.0_sys	0.63 ± 0.02_stat	−	0.49–1.0	0.64	−

Notes. The quoted errors indicate statistical uncertainties from the fit and systematic uncertainties from background normalisation.

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