Nuclear interaction gamma-ray lines from the Galactic center region

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 508, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Dogiel, V A ^a,b   Tatischeff, V ^c   Cheng, K S ^d   Chernyshov, D O ^a,b,d,e   Ko, C M ^b   Ip, W H ^b  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Galaxy: center; Gamma rays: theory; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT MEDIUM; BLACK HOLES; DE-EXCITATIONS; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; FAST PARTICLE; GALACTIC CENTER REGION; GALAXY: CENTER; GAMMA RAYS: THEORY; GAMMA-RAY EMISSION; GAMMA-RAY LINE; HIGH ENERGY PROCESS; INTEGRAL OBSERVATORY; KINETIC EQUATIONS; LINE INTENSITIES; MILKY WAYS; NUCLEAR INTERACTION; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NONTHERMAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES; TIME PERIODS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GALAXIES; GRAVITATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; PHOTONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STARS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 71849107527     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200911833     Document Type: Article

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