Discovery of very-high-energy |[gamma]|-rays from the Galactic Centre ridge
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Citations
Fermi large area telescope first source catalog
Dark matter annihilation in the Galactic Center as seen by the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope
Letter of intent for KM3NeT 2.0
Cosmology and Astrophysics of Minimal Dark Matter
Fermi-LAT observations of the diffuse γ-ray emission: implications for cosmic rays and the interstellar medium
References
Astrophysics of Cosmic Rays
Magnetic fields in molecular clouds: Observations confront theory
The galactic center environment
EGRET Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane
EGRET Observations of the Diffuse Gamma Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane
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Frequently Asked Questions (10)
Q2. How many years would TeV electrons lose their energy?
in the intense photon fields and high magnetic fields within and close to the GC molecular clouds [18, 19], TeV electrons would lose their energy rapidly: trad ≈ 120 (B/100 µG) −2 (Ee/10 TeV) −1 years.
Q3. How much energy is required to accelerate this additional component?
The energy required to accelerate this additional component is estimated to be 1049 erg in the energy range 4-40 TeV or ∼ 1050 erg in total if the measured spectrum extends from 109 − 1015 eV.
Q4. what is the way to investigate the acceleration of cosmic rays?
Currently the best way to investigate their acceleration and propagation is by observing the γ-rays produced when cosmic rays interact with interstellar gas [3].
Q5. How much energy is required to produce a CR?
Given a typical supernova explosion energy of 1051 erg, the observed CR excess could have been produced in a single SNR, assuming a 10% efficiency for CR acceleration.
Q6. What is the diffusion coefficient of the GC?
Representing the diffusion of protons with energies of several TeV in the form D = η1030 cm2s−1, where 1030 cm2s−1 is the approximate value of the diffusion coefficient in the Galactic Disk at TeV energies, the authors estimate the diffusion time-scale to be t = R2/2D ≈ 3000(θ / 1◦)2/η years, where θ is the angular distance from the GC.
Q7. What is the spectral index of the -rays?
Since in the case of a power-law energy distribution the spectral index of the γ-rays closely traces the spectral index of the CRs themselves (corrections due to scaling violations in the CR interactions are small, ∆Γ < 0.1), the measured γ-ray spectrum implies a CR spectrum near the GC with a spectral index close to 2.3, significantly harder than in the solar neighbourhood (where an index of 2.75 is measured).
Q8. How much of the -ray spectrum is integrated?
The region over which the γ-ray spectrum is integrated contains 55% of the CS emission, corresponding to a mass of 1.7−4.4×107 solar masses.
Q9. What is the CS emission for the central region of the Galaxy?
The CS data suggest that the central region of the Galaxy, |l| < 1.5◦ and |b| < 0.25◦, contains about 3−8×107 solar masses of interstellar gas, structured in a number of overlapping clouds, which provide an efficient target for the nucleonic CRs permeating these clouds.
Q10. What is the -ray spectrum for the region 0.8 l?
Given the probableproximity of particle accelerators, propagation effects are likely to be less pronounced than in the Galaxy as a whole, providing a natural explanation for the harder spectrum which is closer to the intrinsic CR-source spectra.