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We present a solution for the ultraviolet (UV) - submillimeter (submm)interstellar radiation fields (ISRFs) of the Milky Way, derived from modellingCOBE, IRAS and Planck maps of the all-sky emission in the near-, mid-,far-infrared and submm.The analysis uses the axisymmetric radiative transfer(RT) model that we have previously implemented to model the panchromaticspectral energy distributions (SEDs) of star forming galaxies in the nearbyuniverse, but with a new methodology allowing for optimisation of the radialand vertical geometry of stellar emissivity and dust opacity, as deduced fromthe highly resolved emission seen from the vantage point of the Sun. As such,this is the first self-consistent model of the broad-band continuum emissionfrom the Milky Way. In this paper, we present model predictions for thespatially integrated SED of the Milky Way as seen from the Sun, showing goodagreement with the data, and give a detailed description of the solutions forthe distribution of ISRFs, as well as their physical origin, throughout thevolume of the galaxy. We explore how the spatial and spectral distribution ofour new predictions for the ISRF in the Milky Way affects the amplitude andspectral distribution of the gamma-rays produced via Inverse Compton scatteringfor cosmic ray electrons situated at different positions in the galaxy, as wellas the attenuation of the gamma-rays due to interactions of the gamma-rayphotons with photons of the ISRF. We also compare and contrast our solutionsfor the ISRF with those incorporated in the GALPROP package used for modellingthe high energy emission from cosmic rays in the Milky Way.

A radiation transfer model for the Milky-Way: I. Radiation fields and application to High Energy Astrophysics