Gamma rays from the Galactic Centre region: A review

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 71, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-70

  Van Eldik, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dark matter: annihilation; Dark matter: indirect detection; Galaxy: centre; Galaxy: star formation; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; GALAXIES; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS;

DARK MATTER; GALAXY: CENTRE; GAMMA RAYS:OBSERVATION; INDIRECT DETECTION; STAR FORMATIONS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 84930939057     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2015.05.002     Document Type: Review

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