Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-10-01
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 4 figures, submitted for the Proceedings of the 4th Heidelberg International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astro
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.3076734
The Milky Way has been estabished to emit gamma rays. These gamma rays are presumably dominated by decays of neutral pions, although inverse Compton scatterings and bremsstrahlung also contribute. It is plausible that other galaxies can be diffuse sources of gamma rays in a similar manner. Starburst galaxies are particularly interesting to study as they are expected to have much higher cosmic-ray fluxes and interstellar matter densities. The neutral pions are created in cosmic-ray interactions with interstellar matter. Presented here is an overview of the recent work by Karlsson and co-workers on proton-proton interactions and the resulting secondary particle inclusive cross sections and angular distributions. This model can be used to calculated the $\pi^{0}$ component of the gamma-ray yield and spectrum from a starburst galaxy. The yield is expected to increase significantly (30% to 50%) and the spectrum to be harder than the incident proton spectrum.
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