CYlindrical GAmma-ray Monitor 


SKY IN THE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAYS ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF SAS-2 (1972-1973), COS B (1975-1982), GAMMA 1 (1990-1992) AND EGRET (1991-2000)

 DIFFUSE EMISSION OF OUR GALAXY 

 

View of the sky in the gamma-rays of energy above 100 Mev according to the EGRET data. The small bright spots correspond to compact sources.  

Nature of the emission

Interaction of the cosmic-ray protons and electrons with the interstellar gas.

 

p0 - mesons decay

Electrons bremsstahlung

COMPACT SOURCES 

 

Compact high-energy gamma-ray sources according to the 3-d EGRET catalog.

Pulsars

Active galactic nuclei

Large Magellanic Cloud

Unidentified sources

Solar flares

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Space Research Institute,  2002- 2003

 

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