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The Galactic Center region viewed by H.E.S.S

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2011-11-28 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies

Abstract

The Galactic center region is the most active region in the Milky Way harboring a wealth of photon sources at all wavelengths. H.E.S.S. observations of the Galactic Center (GC) region revealed for the first time in very high energy (VHE, E> 100 GeV) gamma-rays a detailed view of the innermost 100 pc of the Milky Way and provided a valuable probe for the acceleration processes and propagation of energetic particles near the GC. H.E.S.S. has taken more than 180 hours of good-quality observations toward the GC region since the experience started in 2003. A strong and steady gamma-ray source has been detected coincident in position with the supermassive black hole Sgr A*. Besides the central pointlike source, a diffuse emission extended along the Galactic Plane has been detected within about 1^{\circ} around the GC. An accurate analysis of the Galactic center region suggests that the diffuse emission may dominate highest energy end of the overall GC source spectrum. I will review the current VHE view by H.E.S.S. of the GC region and briefly discuss the theoretical models which explain VHE gamma-ray emissions of the central source and the diffuse emission.

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@article{arxiv.1111.5783,
  title  = {The Galactic Center region viewed by H.E.S.S},
  author = {A. Viana},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.5783},
  year   = {2011}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures, proceeding of the SF2A 2011 meeting

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