Table A.2

HGPS FITS table columns for HGPS_Sources, the main source catalog.

Column Unit Description
Source_Name Source name (HESS JHHmm±DDd identifier)
Analysis_Reference Source analysis reference (“HGPS” for most sources, “EXTERN” if source in Table 1)
Source_Class Source class (only filled for identified sources, see Table 3)
Identified_Object Identified object (only filled for identified sources, see Table 3)
Gamma_Cat_Source_ID Source ID in the gamma-cat open TeV catalog
RAJ2000 deg Right Ascension (J2000)
DEJ2000 deg Declination (J2000)
GLON deg Galactic longitude
GLON_Err deg Statistical error (1 sigma) on GLON
GLAT deg Galactic latitude
GLAT_Err deg Statistical error (1 sigma) on GLAT
Pos_Err_68 deg Position error (68% CL, including systematics, see Eq. (19))
Pos_Err_95 deg Position error (95% CL, including systematics, see Eq. (19))
ROI_Number ROI number, see Fig. A.6 for details
Spatial_Model Spatial model (one of “Gaussian”, “X-Gaussian” or “Shell”)
Components List of Gaussian components the source is composed of
Sqrt_TS Square root of the sum of the test statistics of the individual components (Eq. (11))
Size deg Source size (1 sigma for single-Gaussian sources, RMS equivalent for multi-Gaussian sources and outer radius for SNRs)
Size_Err deg Statistical error (1 sigma) on Size
Size_UL deg Upper limit (95% CL) on Size (Eq. (18), NULL if source is extended)
R70 deg 70% containment radius, computed on the PSF-convolved excess model image
RSpec deg Rspec, the radius of the spectral analysis circular region
Excess_Model_Total Total excess from spatial model (this source only)
Excess_RSpec Data excess in R_Spec (measured on maps)
Excess_RSpec_Model Model excess in R_Spec (this source, other sources, large scale emission component)
Background_RSpec Background in R_Spec
Livetime hour Livetime for map
Energy_Threshold TeV Energy threshold for map (minimum)
Flux_Map cm-2 s-1 Integral flux above 1 TeV from the morphology fit on the map (total)
Flux_Map_Err cm-2 s-1 Statistical error (1 sigma) on Flux_Model_Total
Flux_Map_RSpec_Data cm-2 s-1 Data flux in R_Spec (measured on maps)
Flux_Map_RSpec_Source cm-2 s-1 Model flux in R_Spec (this source only)
Flux_Map_RSpec_Other cm-2 s-1 Model flux in R_Spec (other sources only)
Flux_Map_RSpec_LS cm-2 s-1 Model flux in R_Spec (large scale emission component only)
Flux_Map_RSpec_Total cm-2 s-1 Model flux in R_Spec (this source, other sources, large scale emission component)
Containment_RSpec Containment fraction (Eq. (23))
Contamination_RSpec Contamination fraction (Eq. (22))
Flux_Correction_RSpec_To_Total Total flux correction factor (Eq. (21))
Livetime_Spec hour Livetime for spectrum
Energy_Range_Spec_Min TeV Minimum energy of counts spectrum
Energy_Range_Spec_Max TeV Maximum energy of counts spectrum
Background_Spec Background from spectral analysis
Excess_Spec Excess from spectral analysis
Spectral_Model Spectral model, either “PL” or “ECPL” (Eq. (24)) and (Eq. (25))
TS_ECPL_over_PL Test statistic difference of ECPL and PL model
Flux_Spec_Int_1TeV cm-2 s-1 PL or ECPL integral flux above 1 TeV, depending on Spectral_Model
Flux_Spec_Int_1TeV_Err cm-2 s-1 Statistical error (1 sigma) on Flux_Spec_Int_1TeV

Notes. The column descriptions link back to sections and equations in the main text where needed.

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