Gamma rays from molecular clouds |
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| Authors: | Stefano Gabici Felix A Aharonian Pasquale Blasi |
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| Institution: | (1) Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany;(2) INAF/Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy |
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| Abstract: | It is believed that the observed diffuse gamma-ray emission from the galactic plane is the result of interactions between
cosmic rays and the interstellar gas. Such emission can be amplified if cosmic rays penetrate into dense molecular clouds.
The propagation of cosmic rays inside a molecular cloud has been studied assuming an arbitrary energy and space dependent
diffusion coefficient. If the diffusion coefficient inside the cloud is significantly smaller compared to the average one
derived for the galactic disk, the observed gamma-ray spectrum appears harder than the cosmic ray spectrum, mainly due to
the slower penetration of the low energy particles towards the core of the cloud. This may produce a great variety of gamma-ray
spectra. |
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| Keywords: | ISM: clouds Cosmic rays Gamma rays: theory |
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