Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Signal from Nuclear Photodisintegration as a Probe of Extragalactic Sources of Ultrahigh-Energy Nuclei

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2010-02-22

arxiv.org/abs/1002.3980v2

Phys.Rev.D 82 (2010) 043008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

7 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in PRD, with extended descriptions. Conclusions unchanged

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.82.043008

It is crucial to identify the ultrahigh-energy cosmic-ray (UHECR) sources and probe their unknown properties. Recent results from the Pierre Auger Observatory favor a heavy nuclear composition for the UHECRs. Under the requirement that heavy nuclei survive in these sources, using gamma-ray bursts as an example, we predict a diagnostic gamma-ray signal, unique to nuclei - the emission of de-excitation gamma rays following photodisintegration. These gamma rays, boosted from MeV to TeV-PeV energies, may be detectable by gamma-ray telescopes such as VERITAS, HESS, and MAGIC, and especially the next-generation CTA and AGIS. They are a promising messenger to identify and study individual UHE nuclei accelerators.

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