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			<titleStmt><title level='a'>Investigating the &lt;i&gt;γ&lt;/i&gt; -Ray Emission from Explosive Dispersal Outflows with Fermi-LAT</title></titleStmt>
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				<publisher>ApJ</publisher>
				<date>03/16/2026</date>
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					<idno type="par_id">10692974</idno>
					<idno type="doi">10.3847/1538-4357/ae4690</idno>
					<title level='j'>The Astrophysical Journal</title>
<idno>0004-637X</idno>
<biblScope unit="volume">1000</biblScope>
<biblScope unit="issue">1</biblScope>					

					<author>Paarmita Pandey</author><author>Stephen C Lenker</author><author>Laura A Lopez</author><author>Anna L Rosen</author><author>Tim Linden</author><author>Todd A Thompson</author><author>Stella_S R Offner</author><author>Katie Auchettl</author><author>Christopher M Hirata</author>
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			<abstract><ab><![CDATA[<title>Abstract</title> <p>We present the first systematic study of explosive dispersal outflows (EDOs) as potential sources of high-energy emission in the Milky Way. EDOs are energetic outflows produced during dynamical interactions in young, massive star-forming regions, and their physical conditions make them promising environments for cosmic-ray acceleration. Using 16 yr of 0.2–500 GeV Fermi-Large Area Telescope observations, we study the<italic>γ</italic>-ray properties of seven EDOs. Three EDOs, DR21, G34.26+0.15, and G5.89−0.39, show spatially coincident GeV emission, while the remaining systems yield nondetections. Among the sample, DR21 stands out as the brightest candidate, with a detection significance ≥40<italic>σ</italic>. Its spectrum is well described by a power law with an exponential cutoff, and the integrated luminosity in the 0.1–500 GeV band is<italic>L</italic><sub><italic>γ</italic></sub>≃2×10<sup>35</sup>erg s<sup>−1</sup>. When compared with the outflow’s estimated kinetic energy, the inferred cosmic-ray acceleration efficiency is ≤15%, consistent with values for shocks in dense molecular environments. The energetics and morphology support an association between the DR21 molecular outflow and the observed<italic>γ</italic>-rays. Our results demonstrate that EDOs span a wide range of<italic>γ</italic>-ray luminosities and efficiencies, suggesting they may contribute to the Galactic cosmic-ray budget. This motivates searches for additional EDOs and improved multiwavelength characterization of their environments.</p>]]></ab></abstract>
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