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- Title
A method of measurement of extragalactic magnetic fields by TeV gamma ray telescopes.
- Authors
Neronov, A.; Semikoz, D. V.
- Abstract
A method is proposed for measuring extragalactic magnetic fields in observations of TeV γ rays from distant sources. Multi-TeV γ rays from these sources interact with the infrared photon background producing secondary electrons and positrons, which can be just slightly deflected by extragalactic magnetic fields before they emit secondary γ rays via inverse Compton scattering of cosmic microwave background photons. Secondary γ rays emitted toward an observer on the Earth can be detected as an extended emission around an initially point source. The energy dependent angular profile of the extended emission is related to the strength of the extragalactic magnetic field along the line of sight. Small magnetic fields B ≤ 10−12 G in the voids of the large scale structure can be measured in this way.
- Subjects
COSMIC magnetic fields; MAGNETIC fields; GAMMA rays; GALACTIC magnetic fields; GAMMA ray telescopes
- Publication
JETP Letters, 2007, Vol 85, Issue 10, p473
- ISSN
0021-3640
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0021364007100013