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Table 4

Parameters and gamma-ray luminosities of star-forming galaxies.

Name Distance L0.1−100 GeV L1−500 GeV SFR M⊙,9
(Mpc) (erg s−1) (erg s−1) (M yr−1)
Milky Way ... (8.20 ± 2.40) × 1038 ... 1–3a 4.90 ± 0.45b
LMC 0.05 (4.70 ± 0.50) × 1037 (2.94 ± 0.05) × 1037 0.20–0.25c 0.53 ± 0.02d
SMC 0.06 (1.10 ± 0.30) × 1037 (7.57 ± 0.34) × 1036 0.04–0.08e 0.45 ± 0.04f
M31 0.78 (4.60 ± 1.00) × 1038 (6.31 ± 0.21) × 1037 0.35–1a 7.66 ± 2.21g
NGC 253 2.5 (6.00 ± 2.00) × 1039 (3.51 ± 0.40) × 1039 3.5–10.4h 2.20i
M82 3.4 (1.50 ± 0.30) × 1040 (7.74 ± 0.28) × 1039 13–33j 2.72i
NGC 2146 15.2 (4.62 ± 2.43) × 1040 (3.39 ± 1.20) × 1040 26.6–79.7k 5.98i
Arp 220 74.7 (1.78 ± 0.30) × 1042 (6.24 ± 2.21) × 1041 254.8–764.3k 37.5i

Notes. The distances are provided by Ackermann et al. (2012a). The gamma-ray luminosities of the Milky Way L0.1−100 GeV have been estimated using a numerical model of CR propagation and interactions in the ISM (Strong et al. 2010). M⊙,9 is M ∕109. References. (a)Yin et al. (2009); (b) Paladini et al. (2007); (c) Hughes et al. (2007); (d) Staveley-Smith et al. (2003); Fukui et al. (2008); (e)Wilke et al. (2004); (f) Stanimirovic et al. (1999); Leroy et al. (2007); (g)Braun et al. (2009); Nieten et al. (2006); (h)Lenc & Tingay (2006); (i)Gao & Solomon (2004); (j)Förster Schreiber et al. (2003); (k)Cillis et al. (2005).

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