A recent redetermination of the nonthermal component of the hard X-ray to soft gamma-ray emission from the Galactic ridge, using the SPI instrument on the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL), is shown to be well reproduced as inverse Compton emission from the interstellar medium. Both cosmic-ray primary electrons and secondary electrons and positrons contribute to the emission. The prediction uses the GALPROP model and includes a new calculation of the interstellar radiation field. This may solve a long- standing mystery of the origin of this emission, and potentially opens a new window on Galactic cosmic rays.
Inverse Compton origin of the hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray emission from the Galactic ridge / Porter Troy, A.; Moskalenko Igor, V.; Strong Andrew, W.; Orlando, E. - In: THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0004-637X. - 682:1(2008), pp. 400-407. [10.1086/589615]
Inverse Compton origin of the hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray emission from the Galactic ridge
Orlando E
2008-01-01
Abstract
A recent redetermination of the nonthermal component of the hard X-ray to soft gamma-ray emission from the Galactic ridge, using the SPI instrument on the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL), is shown to be well reproduced as inverse Compton emission from the interstellar medium. Both cosmic-ray primary electrons and secondary electrons and positrons contribute to the emission. The prediction uses the GALPROP model and includes a new calculation of the interstellar radiation field. This may solve a long- standing mystery of the origin of this emission, and potentially opens a new window on Galactic cosmic rays.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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