Obtaining cosmic-ray propagation parameters from diffuse very high energy gamma-ray emission from the galactic center ridge

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 656, Issue 2 I, 2007, Pages 841-846

  Busching I ^a   De Jager, O C ^a   Snyman, J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Diffusion; Galaxy: center; Gamma rays: theory; ISM: clouds; Supernova remnants

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847763980     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510611     Document Type: Article

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