EGRET Observations of Monoceros: Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission in the Outer Galaxy

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Jul 2001

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The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 555, Issue 1, pp. 12-22.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gamma Rays: Observations, Ism: Molecules, Radio Lines: Ism

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We present an analysis of the diffuse gamma-ray emission observed toward Monoceros by the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET). The region studied, l=210deg-250°, b=-15deg to +20deg, has kinematically well-defined segments of the local and Perseus arms and is one of the best regions for the study of variations of cosmic-ray density across the outer Galaxy. The local gamma-ray emissivity is (1.81+/-0.17)×10-26 s-1 sr-1 for energies greater than 100 MeV. For energies greater than 300 MeV, the gamma-ray emissivity in Monoceros is consistent with that of other local clouds studied with EGRET, which suggests that the density of GeV cosmic-ray protons does not vary significantly on scales of less than 1 kpc. As with other local clouds studied with EGRET, an excess of emissivity is observed above 1 GeV relative to that predicted from the cosmic-ray spectrum at the Earth. The gamma-ray emissivity is apparently enhanced in the Perseus arm relative to the interarm regions, although to a much lesser degree than predicted by the model of Hunter et al. The molecular mass calibrating ratio, X=N(H2)/WCO, is (1.64+/-0.31)×1020 cm-2 (K km s-1)-1 in the local clouds and is apparently about the same (to within 50%) in Maddalena's cloud. An uncataloged, marginally significant (~4.5 σ) unidentified point source near (215.5d, 0.5d) with a flux of (1.4+/-0.5)×10-7 cm-2 s-1 (>100 MeV) is suggested by the data.

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