Diffuse galactic gamma rays at intermediate and high latitudes. I. Constraints on the ISM properties

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Cholis, Ilias ^a,b   Tavakoli, Maryam ^a,b   Evoli, Carmelo ^a,c   MacCione, Luca ^d,e,f   Ullio, Piero ^a,b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d DESY   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84861039856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2012/05/004     Document Type: Article

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