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Dissecting the Cygnus Region with TeV Gamma Rays and Neutrinos | | John F. Beacom
; Matthew D. Kistler
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26 Jan 2007 | | Abstract: | Recent Milagro observations of the Cygnus region have revealed both diffuse TeV gamma-ray emission and a bright and extended TeV source, MGRO J2019+37, which seems to lack an obvious counterpart at other wavelengths. Additional study of this curious object also promises to provide important clues concerning one of the Milky Way’s most active environments. We point out some of the principal facts involved by following three modes of attack. First, to gain insight into this mysterious source, we consider its relation to known objects in the both the Cygnus region and the rest of the Galaxy. Second, we find that a simple hadronic model can easily accommodate Milagro’s flux measurement (which is at a single energy), as well as other existing observations spanning nearly seven orders of magnitude in gamma-ray energy. Third, since a hadronic gamma-ray spectrum necessitates an accompanying TeV neutrino flux, we show that IceCube observations may provide the first direct evidence of a Galactic cosmic-ray accelerator. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0701751 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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