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Gamma rays from the magellanic clouds
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Stecker, F. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | Predicted gamma ray fluxes from the Megallanic Clouds, obtained by using updated parameters, are significantly above the values previously determined, and well within the capabilities of observation from COS-B satellite. Concepts relating galactic gamma ray production and other Population 1 phenomena in the Milky Way were used to postulate a factor of four increase in predicted flux, based on the galactic origin hypothesis. The values obtained provide a possible test of two interpretations of gamma ray emission: enhancement in the inner galaxy from gas and cosmic ray sources alone, or increases produced by the trapping of cosmic rays in spiral arms. Because spiral structure is absent in the small cloud, and questionable in the large cloud, and both clouds are classed as irregular galaxies, the predicted enhancement in gamma ray flux may not be as great in the absence of clear spiral structure. |
| File Size | 912943 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780003052 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9p31pb71 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Interstellar Radiation Gamma Rays Magellanic Clouds Sas-2 Radiation Sources Intergalactic Media Stellar Radiation Universe Cosmic Rays Cos-b Satellite Galactic Radiation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
