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来自M82的VHE发射

VHE emission from M82

M. Persic, Y. Rephaeli, Y. Arieli

摘要:

在甚高能(VHE:>100 GeV)伽马射线波段测量灵敏度提高的激励下,我们评估了探测附近星暴星系M82的可行性。预计VHE发射主要来自中性π介子的衰变,中性π介子是在高能质子与环境质子的相互作用中产生的。从这个过程中的VHE排放的估计是通过近似的,半定量的计算,并通过详细的数值处理的基础上的对流扩散模型的高能电子和质子的传播和能量损失。所有相关的强子和轻子的过程被认为是衡量从内部磁盘区域的同步辐射。我们估计了一个积分通量f(>100 GeV)2 E-12 1/(cm^2 s),它可能被目前北半球的成像空气切伦科夫望远镜MAGIC和VERITAS探测到,也是即将到来的MAGIC II望远镜探测到的一个很好的候选者。我们还估计了f(>100 MeV)E-8 1/(cm ^2 s),这是GLAST/LAT基于一年观测的预计灵敏度可以检测到的发射水平。

英文摘要:

Spurred by the improved measurement sensitivity in the very-high-energy (VHE: >100 GeV) gamma-ray band, we assess the feasibility of detection of the nearby starburst galaxy M82. VHE emission is expected to be predominantly from the decay of neutral pions which are produced in energetic proton interactions with ambient protons. An estimate of VHE emission from this process is obtained by an approximate, semi-quantitative calculation, and also by a detailed numerical treatment based on a convection-diffusion model for energetic electron and proton propagation and energy losses. All relevant hadronic and leptonic processes are considered, gauged by the measured synchrotron radio emission from the inner disk region. We estimate an integrated flux f(>100 GeV) 2E-12 1/(cm^2 s), possibly detectable by the current northern-hemisphere imaging air Cherenkov telescopes, MAGIC and VERITAS, and a good candidate for detection with the upcoming MAGIC II telescope. We also estimate f(>100 MeV) E-8 1/(cm^2 s), a level of emission that can be detected by GLAST/LAT based on the projected sensitivity for a one-year observation.

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