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Wild at Heart: The particle astrophysics of the Galactic Centre

Date

Authors

Crocker, Roland

Jones, David I

Aharonian, F

Law, C J

Melia, Fulvio

Oka, T

Ott, Juergen

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

We consider the high-energy astrophysics of the inner ∼200pc of the Galaxy. Our modelling of this region shows that the supernovae exploding here every few thousand years inject enough power to (i) sustain the steady-state, in situ population of cosmic

Keywords

Keywords: Cosmic rays; Galaxies: star formation; Galaxy: centre; ISM: jets and outflows; ISM: supernova remnants; Radiation mechanisms: non-thermal

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78604

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Type

Journal article

Access Statement

Open Access

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18170.x

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