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- Title
Gamma-Ray Cosmology and Tests of Fundamental Physics.
- Authors
Biteau, Jonathan; Meyer, Manuel
- Abstract
The propagation of gamma-rays over cosmological distances is the subject of extensive theoretical and observational research at GeV and TeV energies. The mean free path of gamma-rays in the cosmic web is limited above 100 GeV due to the production of electrons and positrons on the cosmic optical and infrared backgrounds. Electrons and positrons cool in the intergalactic medium while gyrating in its magnetic fields, which could cause either its global heating or the production of lower-energy secondary gamma-rays. The energy distribution of gamma-rays surviving the cosmological journey carries observed absorption features that gauge the emissivity of baryonic matter over cosmic time, constrain the distance scale of Λ CDM cosmology, and limit the alterations of the interaction cross section. Competitive constraints are, in particular, placed on the cosmic star-formation history as well as on phenomena expected from quantum gravity and string theory, such as the coupling to hypothetical axion-like particles or the violation of Lorentz invariance. Recent theoretical and observational advances offer a glimpse of the multi-wavelength and multi-messenger path that the new generation of gamma-ray observatories is about to open.
- Subjects
AXIONS; PHYSICS; HYPOTHETICAL particles; PHYSICAL cosmology; INTERSTELLAR medium; LORENTZ invariance; COSMIC background radiation
- Publication
Galaxies (2075-4434), 2022, Vol 10, Issue 2, p39
- ISSN
2075-4434
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/galaxies10020039