On a Possible Origin of the Gamma-ray Excess around the Galactic Center
Abstract
:1. Introduction and Motivation
2. Modeling the CR Interaction with Molecular Clouds
3. Conclusions and Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chernyshov, D.O.; Egorov, A.E.; Dogiel, V.A.; Ivlev, A.V. On a Possible Origin of the Gamma-ray Excess around the Galactic Center. Symmetry 2021, 13, 1432. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13081432
Chernyshov DO, Egorov AE, Dogiel VA, Ivlev AV. On a Possible Origin of the Gamma-ray Excess around the Galactic Center. Symmetry. 2021; 13(8):1432. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13081432
Chicago/Turabian StyleChernyshov, Dmitry O., Andrei E. Egorov, Vladimir A. Dogiel, and Alexei V. Ivlev. 2021. "On a Possible Origin of the Gamma-ray Excess around the Galactic Center" Symmetry 13, no. 8: 1432. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13081432
APA StyleChernyshov, D. O., Egorov, A. E., Dogiel, V. A., & Ivlev, A. V. (2021). On a Possible Origin of the Gamma-ray Excess around the Galactic Center. Symmetry, 13(8), 1432. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13081432