Gamma rays, cosmic rays, and the dynamics of the galaxy

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5080210

Cesarsky, C J

Observations of the galactic gamma-ray emission by the SAS-2 and COS-B satellites are reviewed with regard to galactic cosmic rays and the interstellar medium. Attention is given to the electron component of the cosmic-ray flux in the solar vicinity, the distribution of synchrotron radiation in galaxies, bremsstrahlung and inverse Compton. Arguments in favor of the predominance of the diffuse radiation in the inner galaxy are presented, and the determination of the local emissivity is discussed with regard to deriving the gamma ray emissivity per unit volume in regions of the galactic plane. Also considered are the electron spectrum in the local interstellar medium, cosmic-ray gradients and the universality of the nucleon component.

• Research Organization: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Section d'Astrophysique, Gif-sur-Yvette, Essonne, France
• OSTI ID: 5080210
• Report Number(s): CONF-781245-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: 336
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
BARYONS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
DETECTION
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EMISSION SPECTRA
FERMIONS
FLUX DENSITY
GALAXIES
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
HADRONS
INTERSTELLAR SPACE
NUCLEONS
RADIANT FLUX DENSITY
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
SATELLITES
SPACE
SPECTRA
SPECTROSCOPY
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION