Journal article
Fermi gamma-ray "bubbles" from stochastic acceleration of electrons.
- Abstract:
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Gamma-ray data from Fermi Large Area Telescope reveal a bilobular structure extending up to ∼50° above and below the Galactic Center. It has been argued that the gamma rays arise from hadronic interactions of high-energy cosmic rays which are advected out by a strong wind, or from inverse-Compton scattering of relativistic electrons accelerated at plasma shocks present in the bubbles. We explore the alternative possibility that the relativistic electrons are undergoing stochastic 2nd-order Fe...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume:
- 107
- Issue:
- 9
- Pages:
- 091101
- Publication date:
- 2011-08-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1079-7114
- ISSN:
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0031-9007
- Source identifiers:
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179537
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:179537
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- pubs:179537
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
- Notes:
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4 pages, 4 figures; REVTeX4-1; discussion amended and one figure
added; to appear in PRL
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