Gamma-rays from electrons accelerated by rotating magnetized White Dwarfs in Globular Clusters

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2012-03-20

arxiv.org/abs/1203.4383v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

22 pages, 7 figures, accepted to Journal of Physics G

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Recently a substantial part of globular cluster population has been established as GeV gamma-ray sources by the Fermi-LAT telescope. We investigate possible production of the high energy gamma-rays by relativistic electrons injected from the population of fast rotating, magnetized White Dwarfs within the globular cluster. These electrons comptonize the radiation field within the globular cluster. We conclude that gamma-rays produced by electrons accelerated by the whole population of White Dwarfs within a specific cluster are on the level of detectability of the future Cherenkov telescope array provided that a few thousand of magnetized White Dwarfs have been created uniformly during the lifetime of the globular cluster.

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