Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979mnras.188..863p&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 188, Sept. 1979, p. 863-869.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Carbon Monoxide, Cygnus Constellation, Galactic Radiation, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Interstellar Matter, Astronomical Maps, Cos-B Satellite, Gas Density, Latitude, Longitude
Scientific paper
Interpretation of the galactic gamma-ray flux above 100 MeV has been complicated by the presence of a component due to 'point' sources of gamma-rays and by the lack of measurements of the molecular hydrogen (except along the galactic equator) which forms a large fraction of the interstellar medium (ISM). Recent CO observations of the Cygnus X region by the Columbia group have enabled reliable predictions of the gamma-ray flux from cosmic-ray interactions with the ISM to be made for the first time. A maximum in the predicted flux very near the position of the COS-B source CG 78 + 1 is found. It is proposed that the bulk of the gamma-ray flux in the vicinity of CG 78 + 1 is a consequence of interactions of cosmic rays with the gas in the cloud complexes in the Cygnus X region. The COS-B observations and predictions of both the longitude and latitude distributions of the gamma-ray flux for the region between 60 and 90 deg were found to agree well.
Protheroe Raymond J.
Strong Andrew W.
Wolfendale Arnold W.
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