An upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of individual sources from gamma-ray observations
Different types of extragalactic objects are known to produce TeV gamma-rays. Some of these objects are the most probable candidates to accelerate cosmic rays up to 1020 eV. It is very well known that gamma-rays can be produced as a result of the cosmic ray propagation through the intergalactic medi...
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todo:paper_14757516_v2013_n12_p_Supanitsky2023-10-03T16:18:45Z An upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of individual sources from gamma-ray observations Supanitsky, A.D. De Souza, V. ultra high energy cosmic rays, gamma ray experiments, gamma ray theory Different types of extragalactic objects are known to produce TeV gamma-rays. Some of these objects are the most probable candidates to accelerate cosmic rays up to 1020 eV. It is very well known that gamma-rays can be produced as a result of the cosmic ray propagation through the intergalactic medium. These gamma-rays contribute to the total flux observed in the direction of the source. In this paper we propose a new method to derive an upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of an individual source based on the measured upper limit on the integral flux of GeV-TeV gamma-rays. We show how it is possible to calculate an upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of a particular source and we explore the parameter space in which the current GeV-TeV gamma-ray measurements can offer a useful determination. We study in detail two particular sources, Pictor A and NGC 7469, and we calculate the upper limit on the proton luminosity of each source based on the upper limit on the integral gamma-ray flux measured by the H.E.S.S. telescopes. © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14757516_v2013_n12_p_Supanitsky |
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Different types of extragalactic objects are known to produce TeV gamma-rays. Some of these objects are the most probable candidates to accelerate cosmic rays up to 1020 eV. It is very well known that gamma-rays can be produced as a result of the cosmic ray propagation through the intergalactic medium. These gamma-rays contribute to the total flux observed in the direction of the source. In this paper we propose a new method to derive an upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of an individual source based on the measured upper limit on the integral flux of GeV-TeV gamma-rays. We show how it is possible to calculate an upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of a particular source and we explore the parameter space in which the current GeV-TeV gamma-ray measurements can offer a useful determination. We study in detail two particular sources, Pictor A and NGC 7469, and we calculate the upper limit on the proton luminosity of each source based on the upper limit on the integral gamma-ray flux measured by the H.E.S.S. telescopes. © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl. |
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An upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of individual sources from gamma-ray observations |
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An upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of individual sources from gamma-ray observations |
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An upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of individual sources from gamma-ray observations |
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An upper limit on the cosmic-ray luminosity of individual sources from gamma-ray observations |
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