Measurement of very-high-energy diffuse gamma-ray emission from |b|<5 degree of the Galactic plane with LHAASO-WCDA
H. Li*, P. Zhang, S. Hu, M. Zha, Y. Guo, Q. Yuan, Z. Yao on behalf of the LHAASO Collaboration
Pre-published on:
August 11, 2023
Published on:
September 27, 2024
Abstract
Galactic diffuse gamma ray emission (GDE) is introduced by the galactic cosmic rays (CR) interacting with the interstellar medium (ISM) and radiation fields (ISRF). The GDE is a very important probe of CR propagation and interaction. Different from the measurements of CR particles in the local vicinity, the GDE enables a direct measurement of CR distribution in the Milky Way, and can thus provide much more important information of the production and propagation of CRs. LHAASO-WCDA, with an large area of 78000 $m^2$, has an excellent ability to study VHE gamma-ray astronomy and GDE. In this proceeding, method of background estimation and some techniques to reduce the contaminant of resolved gamma-ray sources are briefly introduced. At last, diffuse emissions from the inner and outer Galactic plane are detected with $27.9\sigma$ and $11.9\sigma$ significance, respectively.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.444.0672
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