High-energy emission from galaxies: the star-formation/gamma-ray connection
arXiv:1202.0260 · doi:10.1017/S1743921312009465
Abstract
The impact of non-thermal processes on the spectral energy distributions of galaxies can be dramatic, but such processes are often neglected in considerations of their structure and evolution. Particle acceleration associated with high mass star formation and AGN activity not only leads to very broad band (radio-γ-ray) emission, but may also produce very significant feedback effects on galaxies and their environment. The recent detections of starburst galaxies at GeV and TeV energies suggest that γ-ray instruments have now reached the critical level of sensitivity to probe the connection between particle acceleration and star-formation in galaxies. In this paper we will try to summarise this recent progress, put it into a multi-wavelength context and also discuss the prospects for more precise and sensitive γ-ray measurements with the upcoming CTA observatory.
to appear in Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 284, 2011 (R.J. Tuffs & C.C. Popescu, eds.) `The Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies'
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