Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-09-15
AIP Conf.Proc.801:57-62,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, aip style. Solicited talk at the Int. Conf. on Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles and Radiation (Torun, P
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2141833
The Galactic diffuse emission is potentially able to reveal much about the sources and propagation of cosmic rays (CR), their spectra and intensities in distant locations. It can possibly unveil WIMP dark matter (DM) through its annihilation signatures. The extragalactic background may provide vital information about the early stages of the universe, neutralino annihilation, and unresolved sources (blazars?) and their cosmological evolution. The gamma-ray instrument EGRET on the CGRO contributed much to the exploration of the Galactic diffuse emission. The new NASA Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is scheduled for launch in 2007; study of the diffuse gamma-ray emission is one of the priority goals. We describe current understanding of the diffuse emission and its potential for future discoveries.
Moskalenko Igor V.
Strong Andrew W.
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