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The Galactic gamma-ray diffuse emission (GDE) is emitted by cosmic rays (CRs), ultra-relativistic protons and electrons, interacting with gas and electromagnetic radiation fields in the interstellar medium. Here we present the analysis of…

In this report we review the important progress made in recent years towards understanding the experimental data on ultra-high-energy ($E \gtrsim 10^9$ GeV) cosmic rays. We begin with a general survey of the available data, including a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-22 Luis A. Anchordoqui

The AMS-02 experiment has reported precise measurements of energy spectra of several cosmic-ray species in the range of ~(0.5-2000) GeV/n. An intriguing finding is the differences in the spectral shape between the different species. Protons…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-28 Satyendra Thoudam , Björn Eichmann , Jörg P. Rachen

Secondary cosmic ray fluxes are important probes of the propagation and interaction of high-energy particles in the Galaxy. Recent measurements of primary and secondary cosmic ray nuclei have revealed unexpected spectral features that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-19 DAMPE Collaboration , F. Alemanno , C. Altomare , Q. An , P. Azzarello , F. C. T. Barbato , P. Bernardini , X. J. Bi , H. Boutin , I. Cagnoli , M. S. Cai , E. Casilli , E. Catanzani , J. Chang , D. Y. Chen , J. L. Chen , Z. F. Chen , Z. X. Chen , P. Coppin , M. Y. Cui , T. S. Cui , Y. X. Cui , I. De Mitri , F. de Palma , A. Di Giovanni , T. K. Dong , Z. X. Dong , G. Donvito , D. Droz , J. L. Duan , K. K. Duan , R. R. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , F. Fang , K. Fang , C. Q. Feng , L. Feng , J. M. Frieden , P. Fusco , M. Gao , F. Gargano , E. Ghose , K. Gong , Y. Z. Gong , D. Y. Guo , J. H. Guo , S. X. Han , Y. M. Hu , G. S. Huang , X. Y. Huang , Y. Y. Huang , M. Ionica , L. Y. Jiang , Y. Z. Jiang , W. Jiang , J. Kong , A. Kotenko , D. Kyratzis , S. J. Lei , W. H. Li , W. L. Li , X. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. M. Liang , C. M. Liu , H. Liu , J. Liu , S. B. Liu , Y. Liu , F. Loparco , M. Ma , P. X. Ma , T. Ma , X. Y. Ma , G. Marsella , M. N. Mazziotta , D. Mo , X. Y. Niu , A. Parenti , W. X. Peng , X. Y. Peng , C. Perrina , E. Putti-Garcia , R. Qiao , J. N. Rao , R. Sarkar , P. Savina , A. Serpolla , Z. Shangguan , W. H. Shen , Z. Q. Shen , Z. T. Shen , L. Silveri , J. X. Song , M. Stolpovskiy , H. Su , M. Su , H. R. Sun , Z. Y. Sun , A. Surdo , X. J. Teng , A. Tykhonov , J. Z. Wang , L. G. Wang , S. Wang , X. L. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. F. Wei , D. Wu , J. Wu , S. S. Wu , X. Wu , Z. Q. Xia , E. H. Xu , H. T. Xu , J. Xu , Z. H. Xu , Z. L. Xu , Z. Z. Xu , G. F. Xue , H. B. Yang , P. Yang , Y. Q. Yang , H. J. Yao , Y. H. Yu , Q. Yuan , C. Yue , J. J. Zang , S. X. Zhang , W. Z. Zhang , Yan Zhang , Yi Zhang , Y. J. Zhang , Y. L. Zhang , Y. P. Zhang , Y. Q. Zhang , Z. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , C. Zhao , H. Y. Zhao , X. F. Zhao , C. Y. Zhou , Y. Zhu

The propagation of gamma-rays over cosmological distances is the subject of extensive theoretical and observational research at GeV and TeV energies. The mean free path of gamma-rays in the cosmic web is limited above 100 GeV due to the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-11 J. Biteau , M. Meyer

We employ the Monte Carlo particle collision code DPMJET3.04 to determine the multiplicity spectra of various secondary particles (in addition to $\pi^0$'s) with $\gamma$'s as the final decay state, that are produced in cosmic-ray ($p$'s…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-06-13 C. -Y. Huang , M. Pohl , S. -E. Park , C. D. Daniels

We argue that gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) may be the origin of the cosmic gamma-ray background radiation observed in GeV range. It has theoretically been discussed that protons may carry a much larger amount of energy than electrons in GRBs,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Tomonori Totani

The excess of continuum gamma-ray emission from the Galaxy above 1 GeV is an unsolved puzzle. It may indicate that the interstellar nucleon or electron spectra are harder than local direct measurements, as could be the case if a local…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 I. V. Moskalenko , A. W. Strong , O. Reimer

The LHAASO Collaboration has recently reported a measurement of the diffuse gamma-ray emission from the Galactic Plane at energies between 10 TeV and 1 PeV. While this emission is brighter than that expected from cosmic-ray interactions in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-18 Ariane Dekker , Ian Holst , Dan Hooper , Giovani Leone , Emily Simon , Huangyu Xiao

The diffuse TeV emission detected from the inner $\sim2^\circ$ of the Galaxy appears to be strongly correlated with the distribution of molecular gas along the Galactic ridge. Although it is not yet entirely clear whether the origin of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Fulvio Melia , Marco Fatuzzo

We perform a consistent modeling of cosmic ray electrons, positrons and of the radio emission of the Galaxy. For the time we reproduce all relevant data sets between 1 GeV and 1 TeV including the recent AMS-02 positron fraction results. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-07-01 D. Grasso , G. Di Bernardo , C. Evoli , D. Gaggero , L. Maccione

The flux upper limits of the diffuse gamma rays, from the inner and outer Galactic planes, are revised by factors of 4.0$\sim$3.7 for mode energies 3$\sim$10 TeV, respectively, by using the simulation results of the effective area ratios…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 The Tibet AS Gamma Collaboration , M. Amenomori

The multi-TeV $\gamma$-rays from the Galactic Center (GC) have a cutoff at tens of TeV, whereas the diffuse emission has no such cutoff, which is regarded as an indication of PeV proton acceleration by the HESS experiment. It is important…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-12 Yi-Qing Guo , Zhen Tian , Zhen Wang , Hai-Jin Li , Tian-Lu Chen

Recent gamma-ray observations have detected photons up to energies of a few PeV. These highly energetic gamma rays are emitted by the most powerful sources in the Galaxy. Propagating over astrophysical distances, gamma rays might interact…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-18 Gaetano Di Marco , Rafael Alves Batista , Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Conde

We are constructing a model which aims to reproduce observational data of many kinds related to cosmic-ray origin and propagation: direct measurements of nuclei, antiprotons, electrons and positrons, gamma-rays, and synchrotron radiation.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. W. Strong , I. V. Moskalenko

IceCube collaboration reported the first high-significance observation of the neutrino emission from the Galactic disk. The observed signal can be due to diffuse emission produced by cosmic rays interacting with interstellar gas but can…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-25 Vittoria Vecchiotti , Francesco L. Villante , Giulia Pagliaroli

The diffuse gamma-ray emission from the Milky Way serves as a crucial probe for understanding the propagation and interactions of cosmic rays within our galaxy. The Galactic diffuse gamma-ray emission between 10 TeV and 1 PeV has been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-07 Jiayin He , Houdun Zeng , Yi Zhang , Qiang Yuan , Rui Zhang , Jun Li

Galactic diffuse emission has provided us with evidence for cosmic ray acceleration throughout the Galaxy and the background for searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. However, only the very limited measurements of the diffuse flux…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-29 Chang Dong Rho

Diffuse $\gamma$-ray emission produced by the interaction of cosmic-ray particles with matter and radiation in the Galaxy can be used to probe the distribution of cosmic rays and their sources in different regions of the Galaxy. With its…

More than 100 years after the discovery of cosmic rays and various experimental efforts, the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (E > 100 PeV) remains unclear. The understanding of production and propagation effects of these highest…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-09-23 Daniel Kuempel