Abstract
Assuming that the hard γ-ray emission of Cen A is a result of synchrotron radiation of ultrarelativistic electrons, we derive a lower bound on the local extragalactic magnetic field, This result is consistent with (and close to) upper bounds on magnetic fields derived from consideration of cosmic microwave background distortions and Faraday rotation measurements.
- Received 27 July 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.65.021302
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