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The presence of galactic magnetic fields makes it impossible to localize CR sources using charged particles.
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The Aristotle’s view of the eternal and immutable heavens depicted in De Caelo had an enormous influence on the medieval view of the Universe, who modified it to correspond with Christian theology. A completely different history would have occurred if \(\upgamma \)-ray sensors had been available to Aristotle.
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In starburst galaxies an exceptionally high rate of star formation, as compared to the star formation rate observed in most other galaxies, is observed.
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GRBs are named according to the date \(yymmdd\) they have been detected; if more than one burst per day is present, there is the extension A for the first, B for the second and so on.
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The apparent magnitude of an object is a logarithmic measure of its brightness as seen from the Earth. For comparison, the value 0 is assigned to the star Vega.
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Spurio, M. (2015). The Sky Seen in \(\upgamma \)-rays. In: Particles and Astrophysics. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08051-2_8
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