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r6762 r6764 105 105 \section{Introduction} 106 106 107 %<<<<<<< GC.tex 108 109 %The Galactic Center (GC) region contains many unusual objects which may be responsible for the high energy processes generation gamma rays \cite{Aharonian2005,Atoyan2004,Horns2004}. The GC is rich in massive stellar clusters with up to 100 OB stars \cite{GC_environment}, immersed in a dense gas within the volume of 300 pc and the mass of $2.7 \cdot 10^7 M_{\odot}$, young supernova remnants e.g. G0.570-0.018 or Sgr A East, and nonthermal radio arcs. The dynamical center of the Milky Way is associated with the compact radio source Sgr A$^*$, which is believed to be a massive black hole \cite{GC_black_hole,Melia2001}. An overview of the sources in the GC region is given in figure \ref{fig:GC_sources}. Some data about the Galactic Center are summarized in table \ref{table:GC_properties}. 110 %======= 107 111 The Galactic Center (GC) region contains many unusual objects which may be 108 112 responsible for the high energy processes generating gamma rays … … 110 114 clusters with up to 100 OB stars \cite{GC_environment}, immersed in a dense 111 115 gas within a radius of 300 pc and the mass of $2.7 \cdot 10^7 M_{\odot}$, 112 young supernova remnants e.g. G0.570-0.018 or Sgr A East, and nonthermal radio arcs. An overview of the sources in the GC region is given in figure \ref{fig:GC_sources}. Some data about the Galactic Center are summarized in table \ref{table:GC_properties}. 116 young supernova remnants e.g. G0.570-0.018 or Sgr A East, and nonthermal radio arcs. The dynamical center of the Milky Way is associated with the compact radio source Sgr A$^*$, which is believed to be a massive black hole \cite{GC_black_hole,Melia2001}. An overview of the sources in the GC region is given in figure \ref{fig:GC_sources}. Some data about the Galactic Center are summarized in table \ref{table:GC_properties}. 117 %>>>>>>> 1.15 113 118 114 119 \begin{table}[h]{\normalsize\center … … 196 201 \end{table} 197 202 203 198 204 \section{Scientific Case} 199 205 200 206 201 High energy gamma rays can be produced in the GC in the non-thermal radio filaments by high-energy leptons which scatter background infrared photons from the nearby ionized clouds \cite{Pohl1997,Aharonian2005}, or by hadrons colliding with dense matter. These high energy hadrons can be accelerated by the massive black hole \cite{GC_black_hole}, associated with the Sgr A$^*$, supernovae or an energetic pulsar. Alternative mechanisms invoke the hypothetical annihilation of super-symmetric dark matter particles (for a review see \cite{jung96}) or curvature radiation of protons in the vicinity of the central super-massive black hole \cite{GC_black_hole,Melia2001}. 202 203 204 In order to shed new light on the high energy phenomena in the GC region, and constrain the models mentioned above, new observations with high sensitivity, good spectra reconstruction and angular resolution are necessary. 205 206 For the interpretation of the observed gamma flux the following observables are very important: 207 In the GC region high energy gamma rays can be produced in different sources: 208 209 \begin{itemize} 210 \item{entire innermost 10 pc region (interaction between cosmic rays and the dense ambient gas)} 211 \item{non-thermal radio filaments \cite{Pohl1997}} 212 \item{young SNR Sgr A East \cite{Fatuzzo2003}} 213 \item{in the compact radio source Sgr A*} 214 \item{central part of the dark matter halo.} 215 \end{itemize} 216 217 It is quite possible that some of these potentioal gamma-ray production sites contribute comparably to the the observed TeV flux. 218 219 220 % in the non-thermal radio filaments by high-energy leptons which scatter background infrared photons from the nearby ionized clouds \cite{Pohl1997,Aharonian2005}, or by hadrons colliding with dense matter. These high energy hadrons can be accelerated by the massive black hole \cite{GC_black_hole}, associated with the Sgr A$^*$, supernovae or an energetic pulsar. Alternative mechanisms invoke the hypothetical annihilation of super-symmetric dark matter particles (for a review see \cite{jung96}) or curvature radiation of protons in the vicinity of the central super-massive black hole \cite{GC_black_hole,Melia2001}. 221 222 223 In order to shed new light on the high energy phenomena in the GC region, and constrain the emission mechanisms and sources, new observations with high sensitivity, good spectra reconstruction and angular resolution are necessary. For the interpretation of the observed gamma flux the following observables are very important: 207 224 208 225 \begin{itemize} 209 226 \item{source location, source extension} 210 227 \item{time variability} 211 \item{energy spectrum }228 \item{energy spectrum.} 212 229 \end{itemize} 213 230 … … 223 240 224 241 225 226 \subsection{Leptonic Models} 227 228 229 \subsection{Hadronic Models} 242 \subsection{Emission from SgrA$^*$} 243 244 245 \cite{Aharonian2005,Atoyan2004} 246 247 \subsubsection{Leptonic Models} 248 249 250 \subsubsection{Hadronic Models} 230 251 231 252 … … 233 254 234 255 235 \subsection{Dark Matter }256 \subsection{Dark Matter Annihilation} 236 257 237 258
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