Gamma Rays from Star Formation in Clusters of Galaxies
arXiv:1206.1676 · doi:10.1088/0004-637X/755/2/117
Abstract
Star formation in galaxies is observed to be associated with gamma-ray emission. The detection of gamma rays from star-forming galaxies by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has allowed the determination of a functional relationship between star formation rate and gamma-ray luminosity (Ackermann et. al. 2012). Since star formation is known to scale with total infrared (8-1000 micrometers) and radio (1.4 GHz) luminosity, the observed infrared and radio emission from a star-forming galaxy can be used to quantitatively infer the galaxy's gamma-ray luminosity. Similarly, star forming galaxies within galaxy clusters allow us to derive lower limits on the gamma-ray emission from clusters, which have not yet been conclusively detected in gamma rays. In this study we apply the relationships between gamma-ray luminosity and radio and IR luminosities derived in Ackermann et. al. 2012 to a sample of galaxy clusters from Ackermann et. al. 2010 in order to place lower limits on the gamma-ray emission associated with star formation in galaxy clusters. We find that several clusters have predicted lower limits on gamma-ray emission that are within an order of magnitude of the upper limits derived in Ackermann et. al. 2010 based on non-detection by Fermi-LAT. Given the current gamma-ray limits, star formation likely plays a significant role in the gamma-ray emission in some clusters, especially those with cool cores. We predict that both Fermi-LAT over the course of its lifetime and the future Cherenkov Telescope Array will be able to detect gamma-ray emission from star-forming galaxies in clusters.
17 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. Minor revisions made to match version accepted to ApJ
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