{
  "id": "0704.1703",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2007-04-13T15:30:50.000Z",
  "updated": "2007-04-13T15:30:50.000Z",
  "title": "Very High Energy Gamma Rays from Supernova Remnants and Constraints on the Galactic Interstellar Radiation Field",
  "authors": [
    "T. A. Porter",
    "I. V. Moskalenko",
    "A. W. Strong"
  ],
  "comment": "To appear in the proceedings of the 1st GLAST Symposium",
  "journal": "AIPConf.Proc.921:411-412,2007",
  "doi": "10.1063/1.2757377",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "The large-scale Galactic interstellar radiation field (ISRF) is the result of stellar emission and dust re-processing of starlight. Where the energy density of the ISRF is high (e.g., the Galactic Centre), the dominant gamma-ray emission in individual supernova remnants (SNRs), such as G0.9+0.1, may come from inverse Compton (IC) scattering of the ISRF. Several models of the ISRF exist. The most recent one, which has been calculated by us, predicts a significantly higher ISRF than the well-used model of Mathis, Mezger, and Panagia. However,comparison with data is limited to local observations. Based on our current estimate of the ISRF we predict the gamma-ray emission in the SNRs G0.9+0.1 and RXJ1713, and pair-production absorption features above 20 TeV in the spectra of G0.9+0.1, J1713-381, and J1634-472. We discuss how GLAST, along with current and future very high energy instruments, may be able to provide upper bounds on the large-scale ISRF.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2007-04-13T15:30:50.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "98.70.Rz",
      "98.38.Mz"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "high energy gamma rays",
      "supernova remnants",
      "large-scale galactic interstellar radiation field",
      "gamma-ray emission"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "AIP",
      "journal": "AIP Conf. Proc."
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 748545,
      "adsabs": "2007AIPC..921..411P"
    }
  }
}