Assessing The Starburst Contribution to the Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Backgrounds

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2006-08-31

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608699v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

3 pages, 2 figures, emulateapj

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If cosmic ray protons interact with gas at roughly the mean density of the interstellar medium in starburst galaxies, then pion decay in starbursts is likely to contribute significantly to the diffuse extra-galactic background in both gamma-rays and high energy neutrinos. We describe the assumptions that lead to this conclusion and clarify the difference between our estimates and those of Stecker (2006). Detection of a single starburst by GLAST would confirm the significant contribution of starburst galaxies to the extra-galactic neutrino and gamma-ray backgrounds.

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