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Gamma rays from violent interstellar events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J.B.G.M. Bloemen
J.B.G.M. Bloemen*
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory and Laboratory for Space ResearchLeiden P.O. Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

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As an illustration of what the next generation of γ-ray telescopes may show us, an up-to-date COS-B ‘finding chart’ of potential γ-ray point sources and unexplained extended γ-ray features is presented. The latter, in particular, may be related to energetic phenomena in the interstellar medium, capable of enhancing the local cosmic-ray density. As an example, a prominent feature, extending over at least 10° — 15° almost perpendicular to the Galactic disk, is discussed in some detail, linking it to the giant HII region S54 and Complex C of high-velocity clouds.

Type
VII. The Structure of the Interstellar Medium
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 120: Structure and Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium , 1989 , pp. 494 - 499
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1989

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