The relationship between the galactic matter distribution, cosmic-ray dynamics, and gamma-ray production

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Aug 1977

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 215, Aug. 1, 1977, p. 765-774.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

33

Cosmic Rays, Galactic Structure, Gamma Rays, Interstellar Matter, Mass Distribution, Milky Way Galaxy, Astronomical Models, Galactic Radiation, Gas Density, H Lines, Interstellar Gas, X Ray Astronomy

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The concept that cosmic-ray density is related to the matter to which cosmic rays are dynamically coupled through magnetic fields on the scale of galactic arm segments is considered with specific reference to gamma-ray astronomy. A model of the galactic-matter and cosmic-ray distributions is developed on the basis of 21-cm radio surveys and recent observations of the 2.6-mm CO emission line by assuming that cosmic rays are galactic in origin, their column density is proportional to the total interstellar-gas column density, their scale height is considerably larger than that of the matter, and the Galaxy is a spiral with an arm/interarm density ratio of about 3 to 1. It is found that there is a good correlation between the observed gamma-ray intensity and that predicted on the basis of essentially complete coupling of cosmic rays to the best estimate of atomic and molecular hydrogen in the Galaxy. Individual maxima observed in gamma-radiation from the central region of the Galaxy are shown to be well correlated with those predicted to result from certain spiral-arm tangents if all the matter is assumed to be modulated in a particular spiral-arm segment pattern.

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