<i>Fermi</i>-LAT observations of the Sagittarius B complex

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Authors

Ruizhi Yang · Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics

D. I. Jones · Radboud University Nijmegen

F. Aharonian · Gran Sasso Science Institute

Abstract

Aims. We use 5 years of Fermi-LAT data towards the Galactic-centre giant molecular cloud complex, Sagittarius B, to test questions of how well-mixed the Galactic component of cosmic rays are and what the level of the cosmic-ray sea in different parts of the Galaxy is.

Topics & Keywords

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 580, pp. A90-A90

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425233

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