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Detection of Gamma Rays from a Starburst Galaxy

Detection of Gamma Rays from a Starburst Galaxy

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_lnu_30258

Detection of Gamma Rays from a Starburst Galaxy

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Full title

Detection of Gamma Rays from a Starburst Galaxy

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2009-11, Vol.326 (5956), p.1080-1082

Language

English

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Publisher

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Contents

Starburst galaxies exhibit in their central regions a highly increased rate of supernovae, the remnants of which are thought to accelerate energetic cosmic rays up to energies of approximately 10¹⁵ electron volts. We report the detection of gamma rays--tracers of such cosmic rays--from the starburst galaxy NGC 253 using the High Energy Stereoscopic...

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Detection of Gamma Rays from a Starburst Galaxy

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_lnu_30258

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_lnu_30258

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ISSN

0036-8075,1095-9203

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.1178826