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arxiv: astro-ph/0312128 · v1 · submitted 2003-12-04 · 🌌 astro-ph

High-energy gamma-rays from stellar associations

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keywords associationsgamma-raysstarsstellarabsenceaccelerationarguedcherenkov
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It is proposed that TeV gamma-rays and neutrinos can be produced by cosmic rays (CRs) through hadronic interactions in the innermost parts of the winds of massive O and B stars. Convection prevents low-energy particles from penetrating into the wind, leading to an absence of MeV-GeV counterparts. It is argued that groups of stars located close to the CR acceleration sites in OB stellar associations may be detectable by ground-based Cherenkov telescopes.

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