skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL OF GALACTIC INTERSTELLAR EMISSION FOR STANDARD POINT-SOURCE ANALYSIS OF FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE DATA

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
;  [1]; ;  [2];  [3]; ; ; ; ; ;  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [8];  [9]; ;  [10];  [11];
  1. Laboratoire AIM, CEA-IRFU/CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Service d’Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette (France)
  2. Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen (Germany)
  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Kinard Lab of Physics, Clemson, SC 29634-0978 (United States)
  4. W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 (United States)
  5. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste (Italy)
  6. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova (Italy)
  7. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa (Italy)
  8. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, I-70126 Bari (Italy)
  9. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino (Italy)
  10. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (United States)
  11. Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, Université Montpellier, CNRS/IN2P3, Montpellier (France)

Most of the celestial γ rays detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope originate from the interstellar medium when energetic cosmic rays interact with interstellar nucleons and photons. Conventional point-source and extended-source studies rely on the modeling of this diffuse emission for accurate characterization. Here, we describe the development of the Galactic Interstellar Emission Model (GIEM), which is the standard adopted by the LAT Collaboration and is publicly available. This model is based on a linear combination of maps for interstellar gas column density in Galactocentric annuli and for the inverse-Compton emission produced in the Galaxy. In the GIEM, we also include large-scale structures like Loop I and the Fermi bubbles. The measured gas emissivity spectra confirm that the cosmic-ray proton density decreases with Galactocentric distance beyond 5 kpc from the Galactic Center. The measurements also suggest a softening of the proton spectrum with Galactocentric distance. We observe that the Fermi bubbles have boundaries with a shape similar to a catenary at latitudes below 20° and we observe an enhanced emission toward their base extending in the north and south Galactic directions and located within ∼4° of the Galactic Center.

OSTI ID:
22661081
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Vol. 223, Issue 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0067-0049
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Cited By (140)

Galactic bulge preferred over dark matter for the Galactic centre gamma-ray excess journal March 2018
A very-high-energy component deep in the γ-ray burst afterglow journal November 2019
Multiwavelength observations of a VHE gamma-ray flare from PKS 1510−089 in 2015 journal July 2017
Cosmic-ray spectrum in the local Galaxy journal September 2017
Search for gamma-ray emission from Galactic novae with the Fermi  -LAT journal January 2018
The mid-2016 flaring activity of the flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 2023-07 journal August 2018
Gamma-ray flaring activity of NGC1275 in 2016–2017 measured by MAGIC journal September 2018
The first catalog of Fermi -LAT sources below 100 MeV journal October 2018
Disentangling multiple high-energy emission components in the Vela X pulsar wind nebula with the Fermi Large Area Telescope journal September 2018
Exploring the bulk of the BL Lacertae object population: II. Gamma-ray properties journal October 2018
Cosmic-ray propagation in the bi-stable interstellar medium: I. Conditions for cosmic-ray trapping journal February 2019
A fast, very-high-energy γ -ray flare from BL Lacertae during a period of multi-wavelength activity in June 2015 journal March 2019
Hard and bright gamma-ray emission at the base of the Fermi bubbles journal May 2019
The large gamma-ray flare of the flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 0346−27 journal July 2019
Galactic diffuse gamma-ray emission at TeV energy journal January 2020
Expectations for high energy diffuse galactic neutrinos for different cosmic ray distributions journal November 2016
Cosmic-ray propagation with DRAGON2: I. numerical solver and astrophysical ingredients journal February 2017
A multi-messenger study of the total galactic high-energy neutrino emission journal August 2018
On the progressive hardening of the cosmic-ray proton spectrum in the inner Galaxy journal October 2018
A global analysis of dark matter signals from 27 dwarf spheroidal galaxies using 11 years of Fermi-LAT observations journal February 2020
Multiwavelength monitoring and X-ray brightening of Be X-ray binary PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213 on its approach to periastron journal September 2016
Diffuse gamma-ray emission from self-confined cosmic rays around Galactic sources journal November 2017
KVN observations reveal multiple γ-ray emission regions in 3C 84? journal January 2018
Imprints of cosmic rays in multifrequency observations of the interstellar emission journal December 2017
FBQS J1644+2619: multiwavelength properties and its place in the class of γ-ray emitting Narrow Line Seyfert 1s journal January 2018
Multiwavelength study of Fermi hard spectrum blazar B2 0806+35 using Swift, Fermi, and TACTIC observations journal September 2018
Testing emission models on the extreme blazar 2WHSP J073326.7+515354 detected at very high energies with the MAGIC telescopes journal September 2019
Investigating the multiwavelength behaviour of the flat spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 during 2013–2017 journal October 2019
On the radial distribution of Galactic cosmic rays journal July 2016
Detection of a γ -ray halo around Geminga with the Fermi -LAT data and implications for the positron flux journal December 2019
Gamma-ray puzzle in Cygnus X: Implications for high-energy neutrinos journal August 2017
Unresolved Gamma-Ray Sky through its Angular Power Spectrum journal December 2018
Impact of Cosmic-Ray Physics on Dark Matter Indirect Searches journal December 2018
Detection and Timing of Gamma-Ray Pulsations from the 707 Hz Pulsar J0952-0607 other January 2019
The hidden giant: Discovery of an enormous Galactic dwarf satellite in Gaia DR2 text January 2019
Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113 text January 2016
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 text January 2016
Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009 text January 2017
The $γ$-ray spectrum of the core of Centaurus A as observed with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT text January 2018
Einstein@Home discovers a radio-quiet gamma-ray millisecond pulsar text January 2018
Detection of persistent VHE gamma-ray emission from PKS 1510-089 by the MAGIC telescopes during low states between 2012 and 2017 text January 2018
Fermi-LAT Stacking Analysis Technique: An Application to Extreme Blazars and Prospects for their CTA Detection text January 2019
Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog text January 2020
Systematic Study of Gamma-Ray-Bright Blazars with Optical Polarization and Gamma-Ray Variability journal December 2016
The Einstein@Home Gamma-Ray Pulsar Survey. i. Search Methods, Sensitivity, and Discovery of new Young Gamma-Ray Pulsars journal January 2017
Light Curve and SED Modeling of the Gamma-Ray Binary 1FGL J1018.6–5856: Constraints on the Orbital Geometry and Relativistic Flow journal April 2017
High-energy Gamma-Ray Activity from V404 Cygni Detected by AGILE during the 2015 June Outburst journal April 2017
The Fermi Galactic Center GeV Excess and Implications for Dark Matter journal May 2017
GeV Detection of HESS J0632+057 journal September 2017
General Physical Properties of CGRaBS Blazars journal December 2017
2FGL J0846.0+2820: A New Neutron Star Binary with a Giant Secondary and Variable γ -Ray Emission journal December 2017
Exploring the Variability of the Flat Spectrum Radio Source 1633+382. I. Phenomenology of the Light Curves journal January 2018
Fast γ -Ray Variability in Blazars beyond Redshift 3 journal February 2018
The Einstein@Home Gamma-ray Pulsar Survey. II. Source Selection, Spectral Analysis, and Multiwavelength Follow-up journal February 2018
X-Ray and GeV Gamma-Ray Variability of the Radio Galaxy NGC 1275 journal March 2018
Deriving the Contribution of Blazars to the Fermi -LAT Extragalactic γ -ray Background at E > 10 GeV with Efficiency Corrections and Photon Statistics journal March 2018
SED Constraints on the Highest- z Blazar Jet: QSO J0906+6930 journal March 2018
Ships Passing in the Night: Spectroscopic Analysis of Two Ultra-faint Satellites in the Constellation Carina journal April 2018
Observing and Modeling the Gamma-Ray Emission from Pulsar/Pulsar Wind Nebula Complex PSR J0205+6449/3C 58 journal May 2018
Diffuse X-Ray Emission from the Northern Arc of Loop I Observed with Suzaku journal July 2018
A Luminous and Highly Variable Gamma-Ray Flare Following the 2017 Periastron of PSR B1259–63/LS 2883 journal August 2018
Search for GeV Gamma-Ray Counterparts of Gravitational Wave Events by CALET journal August 2018
Multiwavelength Observations of a New Redback Millisecond Pulsar Candidate: 3FGL J0954.8–3948 journal August 2018
Stochastic Modeling of Multiwavelength Variability of the Classical BL Lac Object OJ 287 on Timescales Ranging from Decades to Hours journal August 2018
Evidence for Cosmic-Ray Escape in the Small Magellanic Cloud Using Fermi Gamma Rays journal October 2018
Gamma-Ray Emission from Molecular Clouds Generated by Penetrating Cosmic Rays journal November 2018
The Extended Flare in CTA 102 in 2016 and 2017 within a Hadronic Model through Cloud Ablation by the Relativistic Jet journal January 2019
Detection of a Gamma-Ray Flare from the High-redshift Blazar DA 193 journal February 2019
XMM-Newton and Chandra Observations of the Unidentified Fermi -LAT Source 3FGL J1016.5–6034: A Young Pulsar with a Nebula? journal April 2019
Ejection of Double Knots from the Radio Core of PKS 1510–089 during the Strong Gamma-Ray Flares in 2015 journal May 2019
Probing the Pulsar Population of Terzan 5 via Spectral Modeling journal July 2019
Cosmic-Ray Propagation in Light of the Recent Observation of Geminga journal July 2019
Probing Blazar Emission Processes with Optical/Gamma-Ray Flare Correlations journal July 2019
Fermi -LAT Observations of γ -Ray Emission toward the Outer Halo of M31 journal July 2019
The GMRT High-resolution Southern Sky Survey for Pulsars and Transients. II. New Discoveries, Timing, and Polarization Properties journal August 2019
BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey. XVI. General Physical Characteristics of BAT Blazars journal August 2019
Identifying TeV Source Candidates among Fermi -LAT Unclassified Blazars journal December 2019
Is the SNR HESS J1731-347 Colliding with Molecular Clouds? journal December 2019
Deciphering Residual Emissions: Time-dependent Models for the Nonthermal Interstellar Radiation from the Milky Way journal December 2019
A Millisecond Pulsar Discovery in a Survey of Unidentified Fermi γ -Ray Sources with LOFAR journal September 2017
Gamma-Ray-emitting Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey journal January 2018
Signatures of Intra-binary Shock Emission in the Black Widow Pulsar Binary PSR J2241−5236 journal November 2018
Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: The case of PKS 2155−304 and PG 1553+113 journal April 2017
Detection of persistent VHE gamma-ray emission from PKS 1510–089 by the MAGIC telescopes during low states between 2012 and 2017 journal November 2018
The hidden giant: discovery of an enormous Galactic dwarf satellite in Gaia DR2 journal June 2019
Galactic bulge preferred over dark matter for the Galactic centre gamma-ray excess text January 2018
Unresolved Gamma-Ray Sky through its Angular Power Spectrum text January 2018
Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog journal March 2020
The γ -ray spectrum of the core of Centaurus A as observed with H.E.S.S. and Fermi -LAT journal November 2018
Einstein@Home discovers a radio-quiet gamma-ray millisecond pulsar journal February 2018
Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog collection January 2020
Minute-Timescale > 100 MeV $\gamma$-Ray Variability During the Giant Outburst of Quasar 3C 279 Observed by FERMI-LAT in 2015 June text January 2016
Multiwavelength observations of a VHE gamma-ray flare from PKS 1510-089 in 2015 text January 2016
Search for gamma-ray emission from Galactic novae with the Fermi-LAT text January 2017
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 text January 2018
BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey. XVI. General Physical Characteristics of BAT Blazars text January 2019
Testing emission models on the extreme blazar 2WHSP J073326.7+515354 detected at very high energies with the MAGIC telescopes text January 2019
Fermi -LAT Stacking Analysis Technique: An Application to Extreme Blazars and Prospects for their CTA Detection journal August 2019
Multiwavelength observations of a VHE gamma-ray flare from PKS 1510−089 in 2015 text January 2017
Detection and Timing of Gamma-Ray Pulsations from the 707 Hz Pulsar J0952−0607 journal September 2019
A very-high-energy component deep in the γ-ray burst afterglow text January 2019
Fermi-LAT Observations of Gamma-Ray Emission Towards the Outer Halo of M31 conference July 2019
On the radial distribution of Galactic cosmic rays text January 2016
CALET Upper Limits on X-ray and Gamma-ray Counterparts of GW 151226 text January 2016
Multiwavelength monitoring and X-ray brightening of Be X-ray binary PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213 on its approach to periastron text January 2016
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 text January 2016
Systematic Study of Gamma-ray bright Blazars with Optical Polarization and Gamma-ray Variability text January 2016
Multiwavelength observations of a VHE gamma-ray flare from PKS 1510-089 in 2015 text January 2016
The Einstein@Home Gamma-ray Pulsar Survey. I. Search Methods, Sensitivity and Discovery of New Young Gamma-ray Pulsars text January 2016
Galactic Bulge Preferred Over Dark Matter for the Galactic Center Gamma-Ray Excess text January 2016
Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009 text January 2016
Light curve and SED modeling of the gamma-ray binary 1FGL J1018.6$-$5856: constraints on the orbital geometry and relativistic flow text January 2017
High-energy gamma-ray activity from V404 Cygni detected by AGILE during the 2015 June outburst text January 2017
A multi-messenger study of the total galactic high-energy neutrino emission text January 2017
General Physical Properties of CGRaBS Blazars text January 2017
The Einstein@Home Gamma-Ray Pulsar Survey II. Source Selection, Spectral Analysis and Multi-wavelength Follow-up text January 2017
Imprints of Cosmic Rays in Multifrequency Observations of the Interstellar Emission text January 2017
FBQS J1644+2619: multiwavelength properties and its place in the class of gamma-ray emitting Narrow Line Seyfert 1s text January 2018
SED constraints on the highest-$z$ blazar jet: QSO J0906+6930 text January 2018
Einstein@Home discovers a radio-quiet gamma-ray millisecond pulsar text January 2018
Observing and modeling the gamma-ray emission from pulsar/pulsar wind nebula complex PSR J0205+6449/3C 58 text January 2018
A Luminous and Highly-variable Gamma-ray Flare Following the 2017 Periastron of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 text January 2018
Gamma-ray flaring activity of NGC 1275 in 2016-2017 measured by MAGIC text January 2018
The first catalog of Fermi-LAT sources below 100 MeV text January 2018
Disentangling multiple high-energy emission components in the Vela X pulsar wind nebula with the Fermi Large Area Telescope text January 2018
On the progressive hardening of the cosmic-ray proton spectrum in the inner Galaxy text January 2018
Evidence for Cosmic-Ray Escape in the Small Magellanic Cloud using Fermi Gamma-rays text January 2018
Exploring the bulk of the BL Lac object population. II. Gamma-ray properties text January 2018
The extended flare in CTA 102 in 2016 and 2017 within a hadronic model through cloud ablation by the relativistic jet text January 2018
A Global Analysis of Dark Matter Signals from 27 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies using 11 Years of Fermi-LAT Observations text January 2018
XMM-Newton and Chandra observations of the unidentified Fermi-LAT source 3FGL J1016.5-6034: A Young Pulsar with a Nebula? text January 2019
Hard and bright gamma-ray emission at the base of the Fermi bubbles text January 2019
Is the SNR HESS J1731-347 colliding with molecular clouds? text January 2019
Ejection of Double knots from the radio core of PKS 1510--089 during the strong gamma-ray flares in 2015 text January 2019
Probing the pulsar population of Terzan 5 via spectral modeling text January 2019
The GMRT High Resolution Southern Sky Survey for pulsars and transients -II. New discoveries, timing and polarization properties text January 2019
{\it Fermi}-LAT Stacking Analysis Technique: An Application to Extreme Blazars and Prospects for their CTA Detection text January 2019
Identifying TeV Source Candidates among Fermi-LAT Unclassified Blazars text January 2019
Investigating the multiwavelength behaviour of the flat spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 during 2013-2017 text January 2019
A very-high-energy component deep in the Gamma-ray Burst afterglow text January 2019