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Can Galactic γ-Ray Background be due to Superposition of γ-Rays from Millisecond Pulsars?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

V.B. Bhatia ,
S. Mishra  and
N. Panchapakesan
V.B. Bhatia
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astrophysics University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
S. Mishra
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astrophysics University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
N. Panchapakesan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astrophysics University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India

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The SAS 2 and COS B observations have established the existence of diffuse γ-rays in our Galaxy in various energy ranges. The diffuse radiation is attributed to the interaction of cosmic ray nuclei and electrons with the particles of interstellar atomic and molecular gas (via the decay of pions and bremsstrahlung, respectively). Inverse Compton scattering of interstellar photons by the high energy electrons of cosmic rays may also be contributing to this background. In addition some contribution may come from discrete sources of γ-rays.

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Session 1: Plasma and Fresh Nucleosynthesis Phenomena
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 188: The Hot Universe , 1998 , pp. 273 - 274
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Copyright © Kluwer 1998