COS-B measurements of high-latitude gamma rays and evidence for a component not related to the gas.
Abstract
The gamma ray latitude distribution for absolute value of b between 10 deg and 90 deg measured by COS-B is compared with the expected emission from cosmic-ray/gas interactions. An additional component is found which is unrelated to the gas, and which may be interpreted as a gamma-ray 'halo'. The possibility of an inverse-Compton origin is discussed using diffuse X-ray data.
- Publication:
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International Cosmic Ray Conference
- Pub Date:
- August 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983ICRC....9...90S
- Keywords:
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- Cosmic Gases;
- Gamma Ray Spectra;
- Milky Way Galaxy;
- Radiant Flux Density;
- Radiation Measurement;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Compton Effect;
- Cos-B Satellite;
- Diffuse Radiation;
- Inverse Scattering;
- Particle Interactions;
- Space Radiation;
- Gamma Rays:Galactic Distribution