COS-B observations of gamma-ray emission from local galactic features
Caraveo, P. A.; Bignami, G. F.; Hermsen, W.; Lebrun, F.; Buccheri, R.; Kanbach, G.; Mayer-Hasselwander, H. A.; Paul, J. A.; Bloemen, J. B. G. M.; Barbareschi, L.
Italy, Netherlands, United States, France
Abstract
Evidence for large scale correlations between the high-energy photon sky and the known local distribution of diffuse interstellar matter is discussed. Evidence is presented of correlations with the Gould's Belt and the Dolidze Belt. The correlations indicate that the emission of gamma rays at medium latitudes can be explained by the distribution of interstellar matter, and the interaction of CR with interstellar matter can explain the mechanism of the gamma-ray emission by regarding the emissivity as a global average of the two systems since they contain most of the local dense cloud.