| Canonical Name: | Galactic Centre Ridge |
| TeVCat Name: | TeV J1745-290d |
| Other Names: | |
| Source Type: | UNID |
| R.A.: | 17 45 39.6 (hh mm ss) |
| Dec.: | -29 00 22 (dd mm ss) |
| Gal Long: | 359.94 (deg) |
| Gal Lat: | -0.04 (deg) |
| Distance: | 8.5 kpc |
| Flux: | (Crab Units) |
| Energy Threshold: | GeV |
| Spectral Index: | 2.29 |
| Extended: | Yes |
| Size (X): | 2.00 (deg) |
| Size (Y): | 0.20 (deg) |
| Discovery Date: | 2006-02 |
| Discovered By: | H.E.S.S. |
| TeVCat SubCat: | Default Catalog |
Source Notes:
Papers discussing Galactic Diffuse emission are referenced in this entry.
Source position and its uncertainty:
From
Acero et al. (2010) and
Aharonian et al. (2006):
- The centre for the Galactic Diffuse is taken as the location of the Galactic Centre...
- R.A. (J2000): 17h45m39.6s +/- 0.4s(stat) +/- 0.4s(syst)
- Dec. (J2000): -29d 00' 22" +/- 6"(stat) +/- 6"(syst)
Spectral Index:
From
Acero et al. (2010):
- 2.29 +/- 0.07(stat) +/- 0.20(syst)
Source Extent:
From
Acero
et al. (2010):
the emission is not only very clearly extended in
longitude l (2 deg), but also signiï¬cantly
extended in latitude b (beyond the angular resolution of H.E.S.S.)
with a characteristic
root mean square width of 0.2 deg"
Seen by: H.E.S.S.
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HESS J1745-290 spectrum explained by a transition in the diffusion regime of PeV cosmic rays in the Sgr A* accretion flow
Muena, Claudio et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2405.16348 (2024) [LINK]
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The Galactic TeV sky: sources or diffuse emission?
Egberts, Kathrin et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2303.11850 (2023) [LINK]
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Measurement of ultra-high-energy diffuse gamma-ray emission of the Galactic plane from 10 TeV to 1 PeV with LHAASO-KM2A
Cao, Zhen et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2305.05372 (2023) [LINK]
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An optimized search for dark matter in the galactic halo with HAWC
Albert, A. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2305.09861 (2023) [LINK]
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Galactic cosmic ray propagation: sub-PeV diffuse gamma-ray and neutrino emission
Qiao, Bing-Qiang et al., Frontiers of Physics 17 p44501 (2022) [LINK]
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VERITAS Observations of the Galactic Center Region at Multi-TeV Gamma-Ray Energies
Adams, C.B. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2104.12735 (2021) [LINK]
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First Detection of sub-PeV Diffuse Gamma Rays from the Galactic Disk: Evidence for Ubiquitous Galactic Cosmic Rays beyond PeV Energies
Amenomori, M. et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 p141101 (2021) [LINK]
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Origin of Galactic Sub-PeV Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission: Constraints from High-energy Neutrino Observations
Liu, Ruo-Yu and Wang, Xiang-Yu, ApJ 914 pL7 (2021) [LINK]
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Signs of PeVatrons in Gamma-Ray Haze
Huentemeyer, Petra, Physics Online Journal 14 p41 (2021) [LINK]
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Multimessenger Implications of Sub-PeV Diffuse Galactic Gamma-Ray Emission
Fang, Ke and Murase, Kohta, ApJ 919 p93 (2021) [LINK]
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Pion decay model of the Tibet-AS-gamma PeV gamma-ray signal
Koldobskiy, Sergey et al., Phys. Rev. D 104 p043010 (2021) [LINK]
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Implications of the detection of sub-PeV diffuse gamma rays from the Galactic disk apart from discrete sources
Dzhatdoev, Timur, arXiv e-prints parXiv:2104.02838 (2021) [LINK]
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Mapping large-scale diffuse gamma-ray emission in 10-100 TeV band with Cherenkov telescopes
Neronov, A. and Semikoz, D., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2001.00922 (2020) [LINK]
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MAGIC observations of the diffuse gamma-ray emission in the vicinity of the Galactic Centre
MAGIC Collaboration et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2006.00623 (2020) [LINK]
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The TeV gamma-ray luminosity of the Milky-Way and the contribution of H.E.S.S. unresolved sources to VHE diffuse emission
Cataldo, Maddalena et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2006.04106 (2020) [LINK]
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Galactic diffuse gamma-ray emission at TeV energy
Neronov, A. and Semikoz, D.V., arXiv e-prints parXiv:1907.06061 (2019) [LINK]
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A Novel Analytical Model of the Magnetic Field Configuration in the Galactic Center Explaining the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission
Guenduez, M. et al., 36 p77 (2019) [LINK]
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array view of the Galactic Center region
Viana, A. et al., 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2019) 36 p817 (2019) [LINK]
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On the potential of Cherenkov Telescope Arrays and KM3 Neutrino Telescopes for the detection of extended sources
Ambrogi, L. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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Neutron stars and millisecond pulsars in star clusters: implications for the diffuse gamma-radiation from the Galactic Centre
Fragione, G. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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Diffuse Galactic gamma ray flux at very high energy
Lipari, P. and Vernetto, S., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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Galactic PeVatrons and helping to find them: Effects of Galactic absorption on the observed spectra of very high energy gamma-ray sources
Porter, T.A. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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Diffuse cosmic rays shining in the Galactic center: A novel interpretation of H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT gamma-ray data
Gaggero, D. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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Characterising the VHE diffuse emission in the central 200 parsecs of our Galaxy with H.E.S.S
H.E.S.S. Collaboration et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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TeV Gamma-Ray Observations of the Galactic Center Ridge by VERITAS
Archer, A. et al., ApJ 821 p129 (2016) [LINK]
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Diffuse gamma-ray emission from the Galactic center and implications of its past activities
Fujita, Y. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2016) [LINK]
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Observations of Sagittarius A* during the pericenter passage of the G2 object with MAGIC
Ahnen, M.L. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2016) [LINK]
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VERITAS Observations of The Galactic Center Ridge
Smith, A.W. and for the VERITAS Collaboration, ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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A Hadronic Scenario for the Galactic Ridge
Gaggero, D. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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Fermi-LAT observations of the Sagittarius B complex
Yang, R.-z. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2014) [LINK]
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Cosmic-Ray Models of the Ridge-Like Excess of Gamma Rays in the Galactic Center
Macias, O. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2014) [LINK]
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Diffuse TeV Gamma-Ray Emission in the H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey
Egberts, K. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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The Milky Way Heart: Investigating molecular gas and gamma-ray morphologies in the Central Molecular Zone
Jones, D.I. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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The very-high-energy gamma-ray view of the Galactic Centre as of early 2010
van Eldik, C. and for the H.E.S.S. Collaboration, ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Diffuse TeV Emission at the Galactic Centre
Wommer, E. et al., ArXiv e-prints 804 p (2008) [LINK]
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Discovery of very-high-energy gamma-rays from the Galactic Centre ridge
Aharonian, F. et al., Nature 439 p695-698 (2006) [LINK]
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