Cosmic rays and non-thermal emission in simulated galaxies: II. γ-ray maps, spectra, and the far-infrared-γ-ray relation

The γ-ray emission of star-forming (SF) galaxies is attributed to hadronic interactions of cosmic ray (CR) protons with the interstellar gas and contributions from CR electrons via bremsstrahlung and inverse Compton (IC) scattering. The relative importance of these processes in different galaxy type...

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Main Authors: Werhahn, Maria (Author) , Pfrommer, Christoph (Author) , Girichidis, Philipp (Author) , Winner, Georg (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2021 May 10
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2021, Volume: 505, Issue: 3, Pages: 3295-3313
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stab1325
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1325
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Author Notes:Maria Werhahn, Christoph Pfrommer, Philipp Girichidis and Georg Winner

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