THE CONTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI TO THE DIFFUSE GAMMA-RAY BACKGROUND

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作者
JOHNSON, PA
MASTICHIADIS, A
PROTHEROE, RJ
STANEV, TS
SZABO, AP
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST KERNPHYS,HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
[2] UNIV DELAWARE,BARTOL RES INST,NEWARK,DE 19716
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10.1088/0954-3899/20/6/012
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
We consider the emission of high-energy to very-high-energy gamma-rays in radio-quiet active Galactic nuclei (AGN) or the central regions of radio-loud AGN. We use our results to estimate the gamma-ray flux from the central regions of nearby AGN and then to calculate the contribution to the diffuse gamma-ray flux from unresolved AGN.
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页码:979 / 990
页数:12
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