MAGIC CollaborationAcciari, V. A.V. A.AcciariAnsoldi, S.S.AnsoldiANTONELLI, Lucio AngeloLucio AngeloANTONELLIArbet Engels, A.A.Arbet EngelsBaack, D.D.BaackBabić, A.A.BabićBanerjee, B.B.BanerjeeBarres de Almeida, U.U.Barres de AlmeidaBarrio, J. A.J. A.BarrioBecerra González, J.J.Becerra GonzálezMannheim, K.K.MannheimMaraschi, L.L.MaraschiMariotti, M.M.MariottiMartínez, M.M.MartínezMasuda, S.S.MasudaMazin, D.D.MazinMićanović, S.S.MićanovićMiceli, D.D.MiceliMinev, M.M.MinevMiranda, J. M.J. M.MirandaBednarek, W.W.BednarekMirzoyan, R.R.MirzoyanMolina, E.E.MolinaMoralejo, A.A.MoralejoMorcuende, D.D.MorcuendeMoreno, V.V.MorenoMoretti, E.E.MorettiMunar-Adrover, P.P.Munar-AdroverNeustroev, V.V.NeustroevNigro, C.C.NigroNilsson, K.K.NilssonBellizzi, L.L.BellizziNinci, D.D.NinciNishijima, K.K.NishijimaNoda, K.K.NodaNogués, L.L.NoguésNöthe, M.M.NötheNozaki, S.S.NozakiPAIANO, SimonaSimonaPAIANOPalacio, J.J.PalacioPalatiello, M.M.PalatielloPaneque, D.D.PanequeBernardini, E.E.BernardiniPaoletti, R.R.PaolettiParedes, J. M.J. M.ParedesPeñil, P.P.PeñilPeresano, M.M.PeresanoPERSIC, MassimoMassimoPERSICPrada Moroni, P. G.P. G.Prada MoroniPRANDINI, ELISAELISAPRANDINIPuljak, I.I.PuljakRhode, W.W.RhodeRibó, M.M.RibóBerti, A.A.BertiRico, J.J.RicoRIGHI, ChiaraChiaraRIGHIRugliancich, A.A.RugliancichSaha, L.L.SahaSahakyan, N.N.SahakyanSaito, T.T.SaitoSakurai, S.S.SakuraiSatalecka, K.K.SataleckaSchmidt, K.K.SchmidtSchweizer, T.T.SchweizerBesenrieder, J.J.BesenriederSitarek, J.J.SitarekŠnidarić, I.I.ŠnidarićSobczynska, D.D.SobczynskaSomero, A.A.SomeroSTAMERRA, AntonioAntonioSTAMERRAStrom, D.D.StromStrzys, M.M.StrzysSuda, Y.Y.SudaSurić, T.T.SurićTakahashi, M.M.TakahashiBhattacharyya, W.W.BhattacharyyaTAVECCHIO, FabrizioFabrizioTAVECCHIOTemnikov, P.P.TemnikovTerzić, T.T.TerzićTeshima, M.M.TeshimaTorres-Albà, N.N.Torres-AlbàTosti, L.L.TostiTsujimoto, S.S.TsujimotoVagelli, V.V.Vagellivan Scherpenberg, J.J.van ScherpenbergVanzo, G.G.VanzoBIGONGIARI, CiroCiroBIGONGIARIVazquez Acosta, M.M.Vazquez AcostaVigorito, C. F.C. F.VigoritoVitale, V.V.VitaleVovk, I.I.VovkWill, M.M.WillZarić, D.D.ZarićBiland, A.A.BilandBlanch, O.O.BlanchBONNOLI, GiacomoGiacomoBONNOLIBošnjak, Ž.Ž.BošnjakBusetto, G.G.BusettoCarosi, R.R.CarosiCeribella, G.G.CeribellaChai, Y.Y.ChaiChilingaryan, A.A.ChilingaryanCikota, S.S.CikotaColak, S. M.S. M.ColakColin, U.U.ColinColombo, E.E.ColomboContreras, J. L.J. L.ContrerasCortina, J.J.CortinaCOVINO, StefanoStefanoCOVINOD'Elia, V.V.D'Eliada Vela, P.P.da VelaDAZZI, FrancescoFrancescoDAZZIde Angelis, A.A.de Angelisde Lotto, B.B.de LottoDelfino, M.M.DelfinoDelgado, J.J.DelgadoDepaoli, D.D.Depaolidi Pierro, F.F.di Pierrodi Venere, L.L.di VenereDo Souto Espiñeira, E.E.Do Souto EspiñeiraDominis Prester, D.D.Dominis PresterDonini, A.A.DoniniDorner, D.D.DornerDoro, M.M.DoroElsaesser, D.D.ElsaesserFallah Ramazani, V.V.Fallah RamazaniFattorini, A.A.FattoriniFernández-Barral, A.A.Fernández-BarralFerrara, G.G.FerraraFidalgo, D.D.FidalgoFoffano, L.L.FoffanoFonseca, M. V.M. V.FonsecaFont, L.L.FontFruck, C.C.FruckFukami, S.S.FukamiGarcía López, R. J.R. J.García LópezGarczarczyk, M.M.GarczarczykGasparyan, S.S.GasparyanGaug, M.M.GaugGiglietto, N.N.GigliettoGiordano, F.F.GiordanoGodinović, N.N.GodinovićGreen, D.D.GreenGuberman, D.D.GubermanHadasch, D.D.HadaschHahn, A.A.HahnHerrera, J.J.HerreraHoang, J.J.HoangHrupec, D.D.HrupecHütten, M.M.HüttenInada, T.T.InadaInoue, S.S.InoueIshio, K.K.IshioIwamura, Y.Y.IwamuraJouvin, L.L.JouvinKerszberg, D.D.KerszbergKubo, H.H.KuboKushida, J.J.KushidaLAMASTRA, AlessandraAlessandraLAMASTRALelas, D.D.LelasLEONE, FrancescoFrancescoLEONELindfors, E.E.LindforsLOMBARDI, SaverioSaverioLOMBARDILongo, F.F.LongoLópez, M.M.LópezLópez-Coto, R.R.López-CotoLópez-Oramas, A.A.López-OramasLoporchio, S.S.LoporchioMachado de Oliveira Fraga, B.B.Machado de Oliveira FragaMaggio, C.C.MaggioMajumdar, P.P.MajumdarMakariev, M.M.MakarievMallamaci, M.M.MallamaciManeva, G.G.ManevaManganaro, M.M.Manganaro2025-02-172025-02-1720200004-6361http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/35999<BR /> Aims: In the presence of a sufficient amount of target material, γ-rays can be used as a tracer in the search for sources of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs). Here we present deep observations of the Galactic center (GC) region with the MAGIC telescopes and use them to infer the underlying CR distribution and to study the alleged PeV proton accelerator at the center of our Galaxy. <BR /> Methods: We used data from ≈100 h observations of the GC region conducted with the MAGIC telescopes over five years (from 2012 to 2017). Those were collected at high zenith angles (58-70 deg), leading to a larger energy threshold, but also an increased effective collection area compared to low zenith observations. Using recently developed software tools, we derived the instrument response and background models required for extracting the diffuse emission in the region. We used existing measurements of the gas distribution in the GC region to derive the underlying distribution of CRs. We present a discussion of the associated biases and limitations of such an approach. <BR /> Results: We obtain a significant detection for all four model components used to fit our data (Sgr A*, "Arc", G0.9+0.1, and an extended component for the Galactic Ridge). We observe no significant difference between the γ-ray spectra of the immediate GC surroundings, which we model as a point source (Sgr A*) and the Galactic Ridge. The latter can be described as a power-law with index 2 and an exponential cut-off at around 20 TeV with the significance of the cut-off being only 2σ. The derived cosmic-ray profile hints to a peak at the GC position and with a measured profile index of 1.2 ± 0.3 is consistent with the 1/r radial distance scaling law, which supports the hypothesis of a CR accelerator at the GC. We argue that the measurements of this profile are presently limited by our knowledge of the gas distribution in the GC vicinity. <P />Tables and sky maps are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/">http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr</A> (ftp://130.79.128.5) or via <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/642/A190">http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/642/A190</A>STAMPAenArticle10.1051/0004-6361/2019368962-s2.0-85094905397https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2020/10/aa36896-19/aa36896-19.htmlhttp://arxiv.org/abs/2006.00623v12020A&A...642A.190MFIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICAERC sectors::Physical Sciences and Engineering::PE9 Universe sciences: astro-physics/chemistry/biology; solar systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, planetary systems, cosmology, space science, instrumentation::PE9_10 High energy and particle astronomy – X-rays, cosmic rays, gamma rays, neutrinos