Veres, Péter and Dermer, C. D. and Dhuga, K. S. (2017) Properties of the Intergalactic Magnetic Field Constrained by Gamma-Ray Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 847 (1). ISSN 1538-4357
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Abstract
The magnetic field in intergalactic space gives important information about magnetogenesis in the early universe. The properties of this field can be probed by searching for radiation of secondary e + e - pairs created by TeV photons that produce GeV range radiation by Compton-scattering cosmic microwave background photons. The arrival times of the GeV "echo" photons depend strongly on the magnetic field strength and coherence length. A Monte Carlo code that accurately treats pair creation is developed to simulate the spectrum and time-dependence of the echo radiation. The extrapolation of the spectrum of powerful gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) like GRB 130427A to TeV energies is used to demonstrate how the intergalactic magnetic field can be constrained if it falls in the 10-21-10-17 G range for a 1 Mpc coherence length. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | magnetic fields; gamma-ray burst: general; gamma-ray burst: individual (GRB 130427A); |
Subjects: | Q Science / természettudomány > Q1 Science (General) / természettudomány általában |
SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2023 13:19 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jun 2023 13:19 |
URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/166785 |
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