用LHAASO-WCDA测量来自银河平面的非常高能扩散马射线辐射
Zhen Cao1,2,3, F Aharonian4,5, Axikegu6
1Institute of High Energy Physics, Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics & Experimental Physics Division & Computing Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China.
Physical review letters
|March 14, 2025
概括
研究人员使用水切伦科夫探测器阵列 (WCDA) 测量了银河系的扩散马射线辐射. 研究结果显示,光谱变软和流量高于预测,这表明需要改进银河系的宇宙射线传播模型.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学和粒子物理学
- 宇宙射线物理学 宇宙射线物理学
- 银河系的马射线天文学
背景情况:
- 分散的银河系马射线发射对于理解宇宙射线的传播和银河系内的相互作用至关重要.
- 之前的研究已经使用了各种探测器,但在低能量的空间测量和超高能量的观测之间存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 测量来自银河平面 (15°至235°经度,-5°至+5°度) 在1至25 TeV能量范围内的扩散马射线辐射.
- 研究这种辐射的光谱特性和空间分布,并与现有的模型和更高能量的观测进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在大型高空空淋浴天文台使用水切伦科夫探测器阵列 (WCDA) 进行测量.
- 掩盖已知源区域以隔离扩散辐射.
- 使用功率定律函数分析了光谱特征,并与平方千米阵列 (KM2A) 数据进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 检测到具有高统计意义的扩散辐射 (24.6σ在内部,9.1σ在外层银河平面).
- 在内部地区的2.67±0.05和外部地区的2.83±0.19的特定光谱指数.
- 观察到内部区域的光谱软化约为30 TeV,流量比模型预测高1.5-2.7倍.
结论:
- WCDA的测量提供了关键的数据,弥合了宇宙射线研究中的能量差距.
- 观察到的流量和模型预测之间的差异,以及空间分布的偏差,凸显了需要改进宽带扩散排放模型的需要.
- 它的光谱形状可能在不同的银河系经度区域之间有所不同,这表明复杂的宇宙射线传播.
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