Aharonian, F.Büsching, I.De Jager, O.C.Holleran, M.Raubenheimer, B.C.Venter, C.H.E.S.S. Collaboration2010-01-082010-01-082008Aharonian F. et al. 2008. Exploring a SNR/molecular cloud association within HESS J1745-303. Astronomy & astrophysics, 483(2):509-517. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079230]0005-63611432-0746 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2744http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079230Aims. HESS J1745−303 is an extended, unidentified VHE (very high energy) gamma-ray source discovered using HESS in the Galactic Plane Survey. Since no obvious counterpart has previously been found in longer-wavelength data, the processes that power the VHE emission are not well understood. Methods. Combining the latest VHE data with recent XMM-Newton observations and a variety of source catalogs and lower-energy survey data, we attempt to match (from an energetic and positional standpoint) the various parts of the emission of HESS J1745−303 with possible candidates. Results. Though no single counterpart is found to fully explain the VHE emission, we postulate that at least a fraction of the VHE source may be explained by a supernova-remnant/molecular-cloud association and/or a high-spin-down-flux pulsarenArticle