Do the LHAASO Galactic diffuse emission data require a contribution from unresolved sources?
The Large High-Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) collaboration has recently measured the ultra-high energy gamma-ray diffuse emission (10 − 103 TeV) after masking the contribution of known sources. The observed signal appears to be 2 − 3 times higher than expected from the hadronic interactio...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2025-01-01
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| Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/04/epjconf_ricap2024_05005.pdf |
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| Summary: | The Large High-Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) collaboration has recently measured the ultra-high energy gamma-ray diffuse emission (10 − 103 TeV) after masking the contribution of known sources. The observed signal appears to be 2 − 3 times higher than expected from the hadronic interactions of diffuse cosmic rays with the interstellar medium, potentially suggesting a contribution from unresolved sources. However, estimates of the diffuse emission are affected by large uncertainties. In this work, we calculate the hadronic gamma-ray diffuse emission, accounting for uncertainties in the gas content of the Galactic disk, the energy and spatial distribution of cosmic rays, and the hadronic interaction cross-section. We show that the LHAASO data above ∼ 30 TeV are consistent with this model, not requiring (nor probing) the existence of any further contribution due to unresolved sources or cosmic ray spectral variations in the inner Galaxy. |
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| ISSN: | 2100-014X |