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The signature of the nearby universe on the very high energy (diffuse) gamma sky. Bergen, November 2006. Troels Haugbølle. haugboel@phys.au.dk. Collaborators: Alessandro Cuoco, Hannestad S, Miele G, Serpico P D, Tu H. Institute for Physics & Astronomy, Århus University.
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The signature of the nearby universe on the very high energy (diffuse) gamma sky Bergen, November 2006 Troels Haugbølle haugboel@phys.au.dk Collaborators: Alessandro Cuoco, Hannestad S, Miele G, Serpico P D, Tu H Institute for Physics & Astronomy, Århus University
The diffuse cosmic gamma ray sky(as seen by EGRET) Energy spectra Angular distribution
Why interest us for the diffuse -ray sky? • Glast is flying very soon (fall 2007) (energy range 10 MeV -> 500 GeV)
Why interest us for the diffuse -ray sky? • Glast is flying very soon (fall 2007) (energy range 10 MeV -> 500 GeV) • Several ground based surveys are in operation or planned • Milagro, HAWC, ARGO... Energy range > 500 GeV
Why interest us for the diffuse -ray sky? • Glast is flying very soon (fall 2007) (energy range 10 MeV -> 500 GeV) • Several ground based surveys are in operation or planned • Milagro, HAWC, ARGO... Energy range > 500 GeV • Using the angular distribution and spectra of the flux, we can learn about the sources - be it AGNs, micro quasars, pulsars, decaying dark matter or ...
MAGIC(Germany, Spain, Italy)Summer 20031 telescope 17 meters Ø VERITAS(USA & England)2005?7 telescopes10 meters Ø Montosa Canyon, Arizona Roque delos Muchachos, Canary Islands CANGAROO III(Australia & Japan)Spring 20044 telescopes 10 meters Ø Windhoek, Namibia HESS(Germany & France)Summer 20024 (16) telescopes 12 meters Ø Woomera, Australia Other gamma-ray observatories(with small field-of-view though)
10 TeV 1 TeV 100 GeV Gamma Ray Propagation Photon interactions at TeV energies give a gamma horizon comparable in size to the GZK horizon The main interaction is: -> e+e- Pair production with e+e- cascading. The gamma photons scatter on the extra- galactic background light. =1
Window Function 300GeV W 1TeV 3TeV z Gamma Ray Propagation Given the density of sources and the energy spectrum g[E] the intensity is For low z the flux above an threshold energy Ecut is where W(E,z) is the window function
Using the large scale structure to predict the distribution of the -ray flux The SDSS survey 1Gpc
Using the large scale structure to predict the distribution of the -ray flux The SDSS survey 1Gpc
The PSCz survey Mask and sky distribution of the PSCz sources Redshift distribution and selection function Quality compared to the 2MASS: • About 15.000 Gal. in PSCz against 1.5 millions in 2MASS, and less sky coverage. • ...but better redshifts quality: Spectroscopic redshifts available in PSCz with negligible errors • For 2MASS only photometry is available from which photometric redshifts are calculable only with great errors (typically 20-30%)
+ Window Function 3GeV W = 1TeV 3TeV z Combine W(E,z) and survey
Synthetic sky maps(low-l angular powerspectrum) Green band: 1- Shot noise Points: alm from PSCz
The angular powerspectrum for high l N-body Simulation Using N-Body simulations or the Halo model we can repeat the analysis of the PSCz catalog. But without masks, noise, or resolution problems. Halo Model
Summary • Observations: GLAST is flying soon. Ground based survey telescopes are planned or working • Theory: Due to pair production the very high energy gamma rays originate at low redshift • Hypothesis: Sources are sitting in the cosmic web. But how are they correlated with matter? • Analysis: Using large redshift surveys with well understood systematics, we can make skymaps of the diffuse ray sky in different scenarios • Prediction: Using N-body/halo models we can predict the form of the angular powerspectrum for high l. Using surveys we can predict the low l • Conclusion: Correlating the -ray sky with the large scale structure we learn about the sources
Summary • Observations: GLAST is flying soon. Ground based survey telescopes are planned or working • Theory: Due to pair production the very high energy gamma rays originate at low redshift • Hypothesis: Sources are sitting in the cosmic web. But how are they correlated with matter? • Analysis: Using large redshift surveys with well understood systematics, we can make skymaps of the diffuse ray sky in different scenarios • Prediction: Using N-body/halo models we can predict the form of the angular powerspectrum for high l. Using surveys we can predict the low l • Conclusion: Correlating the -ray sky with the large scale structure we learn about the sources Green band: 1- Shot noise Points: alm from PSCz