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Gamma Ray image of the Milky Way showing the Fermi Bubbles

The Fermi Bubbles are giant, gamma-ray emitting lobes that emerge from the centre of the Milky Way. There is no consensus on what has inflated these structures: it could be the Galaxy’s supermassive black hole or the intense star formation that occurs all around it. In this project you will model the gamma-ray spectrum of the Bubbles to try to understand the nature of this emission. In particular, do the gamma-rays come from cosmic ray electrons or cosmic ray protons? Answering this question will bring us significantly closer to understanding the origin of the Bubbles.  

Please contact the supervisor if you have any further questions about this project