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A model of γ-ray sources in the Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

S. Hayakawa  and
Y. Tanaka
S. Hayakawa
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Y. Tanaka
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

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In a recent observation Clark et al. [1] have found that the intensity of γ-Rays of energies around 100 MeV is strong in the direction of the galactic plane; the observed intensity of the order of 10−4 cm−2 sec−1 rad−1 is greater by an order of magnitude than that predicted on the neutral pion decay hypothesis [2]. It should, however, be remarked that the theory is based on the assumption that cosmic rays are uniformly distributed in our galaxy. The assumption seems doubtful in view of the experimental result that the γ-Ray intensity depends rather strongly on the galactic longitude.

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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 37: Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy , 1970 , pp. 374 - 376
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Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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