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arxiv: 1811.00494 · v1 · submitted 2018-11-01 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

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Constraints on the properties of the turbulent magnetic field around Geminga using HAWC measurements

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We place constraints on the properties of the interstellar turbulence that surrounds Geminga pulsar, using the recent measurements from the HAWC Observatory in this region. We propagate very-high-energy electrons in realizations of 3D isotropic Kolmogorov or Kraichnan turbulence, calculate their gamma-ray emission, and compare with HAWC measurements. We show that the measurements can be well fitted for both models of the turbulence and for reasonable values of its strength, $B_{\rm rms}$, and coherence length, $L_{\rm c}$. Our best fits are obtained for $B_{\rm rms} \simeq 3 \mu$G and $L_{\rm c} \simeq 1$ pc. Furthermore, the absence of strong asymmetries in the observed emission favours $L_{\rm c} \leq 5$ pc.

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